Pollinator plant

Clarke's cranesbill

Geranium clarkei

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Common names

5 names · 4 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Clarke's cranesbill
  • meadow cranesbill[1][2][3]
Other languages (3)
Dutch
  • Clark's ooievaarsbek
Estonian
  • kašmiiri kurereha[4]
Finnish
  • kasmirinkurjenpolvi[4]
Sources & name notes (4)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • meadow cranesbill — Page 2, column 1, row top 67 pt; common-name cell after Geranium pratense.; Geranium pratense.
[2] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • meadow cranesbill — Page 3, column 2, row top 427 pt; common-name cell after Geranium pratense.; Geranium pratense.
[3] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • meadow cranesbill — Page 3, column 2, row top 727 pt; common-name cell after Geranium pratense.; Geranium pratense.
[4] Geranium clarkei — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • kašmiiri kurereha — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 510048; Geranium clarkei.
  • kasmirinkurjenpolvi — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 510048; Geranium clarkei.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Catalogue of Life treats Geranium clarkei as a synonym of Geranium pratense.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1] [2]
Botanical family
Geraniaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [2]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Geranium pratense in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [3] [4] [5]
Native range
Europe to Amur and Himalaya.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [6]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Clarke's cranesbill (Geranium clarkei) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to August.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Geranium clarkei — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Geranium Taxonomic Information System. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Taxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2190936; ID 6KBZQ; rank species; status synonym

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Catalogue of Life Geranium pratense — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Geranium Taxonomic Information System. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 261164; ID 3FV2S; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 261164; ID 3FV2S; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  3. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Wildflowers

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 3, column 2, entry Geranium pratense (top 427 pt)

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  4. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 3, column 2, entry Geranium pratense (top 727 pt)

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  5. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Plants Of The World

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 2, column 1, entry Geranium pratense (top 67 pt)

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  6. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Geranium pratense — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1399301, 1399962; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1405106, 1405107, 1405108, 1405110, 1405111, 1405112, 1405113, 1405114, 1405115, 1405116, 1405117, 1405118, 1405119, 1405120, 1405121, 1405122, 1405123, 1405124, 1405125, 1405126, 1405127, 1405128, 1405129, 1405130, 1405131, 1405132, 1405133, 1405134, 1405135, 1405136, 1405137, 1405138, 1405139, 1405140, 1405141, 1405142, 1405145, 1405146, 1405147, 1405148, 1405149, 1405150, 1405151, 1405152, 1405153, 1405154, 1405155, 1405156, 1405157, 1405158, 1405159, 1405160, 1405161

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.