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Geranium pratense, the meadow crane's-bill [1] or meadow geranium, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Geraniaceae, native to Europe and Asia. [3] Forming a clump up to 1 m (3.3 ft) broad, it is a herbaceous perennial with hairy stems and lax saucer-shaped blooms of pale violet.
Geranium is a genus of 422 species of annual, biennial, and perennial plants that are commonly known as geraniums or cranesbills. They are found throughout the temperate regions of the world and the mountains of the tropics, with the greatest diversity in the eastern part of the Mediterranean region .
Geranium macrorrhizum – rock cranesbill, bigroot geranium, Bulgarian geranium, zdravetz; Geranium macrostylum; Geranium maculatum – spotted geranium, wild geranium, wood geranium, spotted cranesbill, wild cranesbill, alum bloom, alum root, old maid's nightcap; Geranium maderense – Madeira cranesbill, giant herb-robert
The ourlets are the edges of roads, paths and streams, whereas the lisières are the unmanaged margins of fields. In the past, however, (and in much of Europe) Arrhenatherum elatius grasslands made up whole meadows and lightly-grazed unenclosed pastures. [5] MG1 grassland often assumes some of the characteristics of its neighbouring vegetation.
Roding Valley Meadows is an 18.9-hectare (47-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Buckhurst Hill in Essex. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is part of a 65.2 hectare Local Nature Reserve with the same name, which is owned by Epping Forest District Council and Grange Farm Trust, and managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust .
British NVC community MG3 (Anthoxanthum odoratum - Geranium sylvaticum grassland) is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of four such communities associated with well-drained permanent pastures and meadows. This community is a localised community of northern England.
The Crex Meadows Wildlife Area consists of marshes, wetlands, brush prairies, and forests. Crex Meadows is located near the village of Grantsburg, Wisconsin , in Burnett County . Its 30,000 acres (120 km 2 ) are home to 270 species of birds and 600 species of plants.
In 1991, this area became part of the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. [3] The delta supports 1,688 different plant species. [4] The meadow-steppe grassland areas of Romania are also species-rich, but endangered. [5] Among the flora of Romania are medicinal plants such as Arnica montana, Primula veris, Tussilago farfara, and Atropa ...