Geranium pusillum

ClassificationDicots
FamilyGeraniaceae
Family (Traditional)Geraniaceae
GenusGeranium
Species:Geranium pusillum L.
Common NameSmall Geranium
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Duration: Annual; Duration: Biennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: Asia; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Dissection: 0.5; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Pink; Carpel Number/Pistil: 5; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Schizocarp; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Pistil Number: 5; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 10
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Campbell (KY), Carroll (KY), Fayette (KY), Grant (KY), Harlan (KY), Jefferson (KY), Madison (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Anderson (TN), Bedford (TN), Blount (TN), Carter (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Giles (TN), Hamilton (TN), Jackson (TN), Knox (TN), Lincoln (TN), Maury (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Sumner (TN), Unicoi (TN), Washington (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MEM, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1970 - 2012

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
BEREA015037 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Geranium pusillum
UCHT017799 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Geranium pusillum
APSC0120748 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Geranium pusillum
APSC0069051 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Geranium pusillum
HTTU012955 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Geranium pusillum
MTSU013142 Rutherford Tennessee 06 Apr 2001 W. Ewing Sellers
21
MTSU
Geranium pusillum
MTSU013149 Rutherford Tennessee 02 Apr 1976 Richard D. Martin
30
MTSU
Geranium pusillum
BRIT155989 Tennessee
VDB
Geranium pusillum
ETSU018150 Unicoi Tennessee 26 Jun 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Geranium pusillum
31973000013849 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Geranium pusillum
31973000013848 Grant Kentucky
KNK
Geranium pusillum
TENN-V-0133709 Williamson Tennessee
TENN
Geranium pusillum
MTSU013148 Rutherford Tennessee 01 May 1988 Melissa Arms
24
MTSU
Geranium pusillum
MTSU013135 Bedford Tennessee 28 Apr 1988 Leah Patrick
MTSU
Geranium pusillum
BRIT155985 Tennessee
VDB
Geranium pusillum
BRIT155987 Tennessee
VDB
Geranium pusillum
BEREA025574 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Geranium pusillum
BEREA023489 Harlan Kentucky
BEREA
Geranium pusillum
TENN-V-0133704 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Geranium pusillum
TENN-V-0133878 Fayette Kentucky
TENN
Geranium pusillum
UCHT017800 Davidson Tennessee
UCHT
Geranium pusillum
TENN-V-0133703 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Geranium pusillum
HTTU031694 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Geranium pusillum
MTSU013153 Rutherford Tennessee 16 Apr 1981 Debra Parsons
17
MTSU
Geranium pusillum
TENN-V-0243958 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Geranium pusillum
TENN-V-0133705 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Geranium pusillum
BEREA024113 Harlan Kentucky
BEREA
Geranium pusillum
HTTU024203 Blount Tennessee 25 March James H. Breeden
9
HTTU
Geranium pusillum
MTSU013146 Rutherford Tennessee 03 May 2002 Beth Crocker
27
MTSU
Geranium pusillum
BRIT155990 Tennessee
VDB
Geranium pusillum
BRIT155992 Tennessee
VDB
Geranium pusillum
ETSU032199 Washington Tennessee James T Donaldson
ETSU
Geranium pusillum
N/A Carter Tennessee 05 May 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Geranium pusillum
31973000013850 Carroll Kentucky
KNK
Geranium pusillum
TENN-V-0133707 Lincoln Tennessee
TENN
Geranium pusillum
HTTU012957 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Geranium pusillum
MTSU013152 Rutherford Tennessee 05 Apr 1978 Riley E. Sain
16
MTSU
Geranium pusillum
MTSU013132 Sumner Tennessee 20 Apr 1988 Lisa Wilson
MTSU
Geranium pusillum
MTSU013150 Rutherford Tennessee Olivia Isenberg
18
MTSU
Geranium pusillum
MTSU013144 Giles Tennessee 06 Apr 2007 Julie Folks
17
MTSU
Geranium pusillum
BRIT155988 Tennessee
VDB
Geranium pusillum
BRIT155993 Tennessee
VDB
Geranium pusillum
MEM020621 Davidson Tennessee 11 May 1987 R. Kral
73993
MEM
Geranium pusillum
31234100457199 Madison Kentucky 14 May 1970 James Johnson
EKY
Geranium pusillum
TENN-V-0133706 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Geranium pusillum
HTTU012956 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Geranium pusillum
HTTU021075 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Geranium pusillum
MTSU013151 Maury Tennessee 12 Apr 1987 Kelley Smith
28
MTSU
Geranium pusillum
MTSU013143 Anderson Tennessee 21 Apr 2012 Natalie Rich
48
MTSU
Geranium pusillum
MTSU013145 Sumner Tennessee 01 May 2004 Jenny Berry
45
MTSU
Geranium pusillum
MTSU024163 Davidson Tennessee 02 May 1974 Landon E. McKinney
MTSU
Geranium pusillum
BRIT155991 Tennessee
VDB
Geranium pusillum
TENN-V-0133708 Williamson Tennessee
TENN
Geranium pusillum
UCHT017802 DeKalb Tennessee
UCHT
Geranium pusillum
APSC0052619 Davidson Tennessee
APSC
Geranium pusillum
MTSU013147 Lincoln Tennessee 27 Mar 1998 V. Sanders
50
MTSU
Geranium pusillum
BRIT155986 Tennessee
VDB
Geranium pusillum
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