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Rock Crane's-bill

Geranium macrorrhizum

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Common names

27 names · 22 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Hardy geranium
  • Rock Crane's-bill[1][2]
Other languages (21)
Dutch
French
  • Géranium à gros rhizome[1][2]
  • Géranium à grosses racines[1][2]
Bulgarian
  • Миризлив здравец[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 巨根老鹳草[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 巨根老鸛草[2]
Czech
  • kakost oddenkatý[2]
Danish
  • storrodet storkenæb[2]
Estonian
  • risoomikas kurereha[2]
Finnish
  • tuoksukurjenpolvi[2]
German
  • Balkan-Storchschnabel[1][2]
  • Felsen-Storchschnabel[1][2]
  • Großwurzeliger Storchschnabel[1][2]
Hungarian
  • kandilla gólyaorr[2]
Italian
Lithuanian
  • Stambiašaknis snaputis[2]
Norwegian
  • rosestorkenebb[2]
Polish
  • Bodziszek korzeniasty[2]
Russian
  • Герань крупнокорневая[2]
  • Герань крупнокорневищная[2]
Slovak
  • pakost podzemkatý[2]
Slovenian
  • korenikasta krvomočnica[2]
Swedish
  • flocknäva[2]
Turkish
  • Ayaklı Itır[2]
Ukrainian
  • Журавець великокореневищний[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

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] Geranium macrorrhizum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Balkan-Storchschnabel — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • Felsen-Storchschnabel — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • Großwurzeliger Storchschnabel — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • Rock Crane's-bill — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • Géranium à gros rhizome — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • Géranium à grosses racines — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • Geranio crestato — results[0].names[22]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • Rotsooievaarsbek — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
[2] Geranium macrorrhizum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Balkan-Storchschnabel — results[10].names[7]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • Felsen-Storchschnabel — results[10].names[9]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • Großwurzeliger Storchschnabel — results[10].names[8]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • Rock Crane's-bill — results[10].names[1]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • Géranium à gros rhizome — results[10].names[2]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • Géranium à grosses racines — results[10].names[3]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • Geranio crestato — results[10].names[22]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • Rotsooievaarsbek — results[10].names[5]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • kakost oddenkatý — results[10].names[4]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • risoomikas kurereha — results[10].names[6]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • rosestorkenebb — results[10].names[10]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • tuoksukurjenpolvi — results[10].names[11]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • flocknäva — results[10].names[12]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • Герань крупнокорневищная — results[10].names[13]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • Bodziszek korzeniasty — results[10].names[14]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • Stambiašaknis snaputis — results[10].names[15]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • korenikasta krvomočnica — results[10].names[16]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • storrodet storkenæb — results[10].names[17]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • 巨根老鸛草 — results[10].names[18]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • 巨根老鹳草 — results[10].names[19]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • kandilla gólyaorr — results[10].names[20]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • Журавець великокореневищний — results[10].names[21]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • Миризлив здравец — results[10].names[23]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • pakost podzemkatý — results[10].names[24]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • Герань крупнокорневая — results[10].names[25]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
  • Ayaklı Itır — results[10].names[26]; taxon id 320685; Geranium macrorrhizum.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Geranium macrorrhizum is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

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

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Geraniaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Geranium species in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

Genus-level guidance, not a rating for this individual species or a particular cultivar. RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable. This entry covers summer-flowering types.

Sources [2] [3] [3]
Native range
C. & SE. Europe to W. Türkiye.

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

Sources [4]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

High suitability
Nectar value High
Pollen value High
Plant profile

About this plant

Hardy geranium (Geranium macrorrhizum) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to September.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Geranium macrorrhizum — 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 2192357; ID 6KDTM; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2192357; ID 6KDTM; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. 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 species (top 712 pt)

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  3. 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 guidancePollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 2, column 1, entry Geranium species (top 637 pt)
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 1, entry Geranium species (top 67 pt)

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  4. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Geranium macrorrhizum — 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 1399771; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1404661, 1404666, 1404667, 1404668, 1404669, 1404670, 1404671, 1404672, 1404676

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.