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Pylzow's cranesbill

Geranium pylzowianum

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Common names

7 names · 7 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Pylzow's cranesbill
Other languages (6)
Dutch
  • Ooievaarsbek
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 甘青老鹳草[1]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 甘青老鸛草[1]
Finnish
  • maljakurjenpolvi[1]
Norwegian
  • knollstorkenebb[1]
Swedish
  • tibetnäva[1]
Sources & name notes (1)

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 pylzowianum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • tibetnäva — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 491078; Geranium pylzowianum.
  • 甘青老鹳草 — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 491078; Geranium pylzowianum.
  • knollstorkenebb — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 491078; Geranium pylzowianum.
  • maljakurjenpolvi — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 491078; Geranium pylzowianum.
  • 甘青老鸛草 — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 491078; Geranium pylzowianum.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Geranium pylzowianum 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
WC. & C. Himalaya to N. & C. China.

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

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Pylzow's cranesbill (Geranium pylzowianum) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from May to June.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Geranium pylzowianum — 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 2192191; ID 6KDMR; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2192191; ID 6KDMR; 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 pylzowianum — 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 1400294; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1405376, 1405377, 1405378, 1405379, 1405380, 1405381, 1405382

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.