Geranium sibiricum L.

Flora of Montauk
Suffolk Co., New York
GERANIACEAE
Geranium sibiricum L.
United States of America. New York: Suffolk County. East Hampton
Township, hamlet of Montauk. Private residence, escapee.
(4i.056542°N, 071.874364oW).
Perennial herb; petals dark pink-purple, glabrous, margins ciliate;
anthers purple; sepals with l mm long apical appendage; pedicel
hairs retrorsely appressed; roots fleshy nearly tuberous, white. In
association with Eurybia divaricata, Plantago media, Trifolium
repens, Taraxacum sp., Cyperus esculentus, Galium sp., Viola sp.,
Artemisia vulgaris and exotic turfgrass species.
*Note- homeowner and gardener reported -20 years ago she
Wanted a few purchased plants on a shady driveway embankment.
Since then it has spread across the driveway into the vegetable and
flower gardens and mowed lawn areas.
Victoria Bustamante & Dawn Roman-1327
13 Jul. 2018
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