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Hedgerow Crane's-bill

Geranium pyrenaicum

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Common names

23 names · 23 languages
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Other languages (22)
Dutch
French
  • Géranium des Pyrénées[1][2]
Bulgarian
  • Пиренейски здравец[2]
Catalan
  • gerani pirinenc[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 比利牛斯老鹳草[2]
Czech
  • kakost pyrenejský[2]
Danish
  • Pyrenæisk storkenæb[2]
Estonian
  • pürenee kurereha[2]
Finnish
  • pyreneittenkurjenpolvi[2]
German
  • Pyrenäen-Storchschnabel[1][2]
Hungarian
  • pireneusi gólyaorr[2]
Italian
Japanese
  • ピレネーフウロ[2]
Lithuanian
  • Pirėninis snaputis[2]
Norwegian
  • askerstorkenebb[2]
Polish
  • Bodziszek pirenejski[2]
Russian
  • Герань пиренейская[2]
Slovak
  • pakost pyrenejský[2]
Slovenian
  • pirenejska krvomočnica[2]
Swedish
  • skuggnäva[2]
Turkish
  • Gelinçarşafı[2]
Ukrainian
  • Герань піренейська[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 pyrenaicum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Hedgerow Crane's-bill — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 77259; Geranium pyrenaicum.
  • Pyrenäen-Storchschnabel — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 77259; Geranium pyrenaicum.
  • Géranium des Pyrénées — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 77259; Geranium pyrenaicum.
  • Geranio dei Pirenei — results[0].names[20]; taxon id 77259; Geranium pyrenaicum.
  • Bermooievaarsbek — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 77259; Geranium pyrenaicum.
[2] Geranium pyrenaicum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Hedgerow Crane's-bill — results[20].names[2]; taxon id 77259; Geranium pyrenaicum.
  • Pyrenäen-Storchschnabel — results[20].names[4]; taxon id 77259; Geranium pyrenaicum.
  • Géranium des Pyrénées — results[20].names[3]; taxon id 77259; Geranium pyrenaicum.
  • Geranio dei Pirenei — results[20].names[20]; taxon id 77259; Geranium pyrenaicum.
  • Bermooievaarsbek — results[20].names[8]; taxon id 77259; Geranium pyrenaicum.
  • kakost pyrenejský — results[20].names[5]; taxon id 77259; Geranium pyrenaicum.
  • skuggnäva — results[20].names[6]; taxon id 77259; Geranium pyrenaicum.
  • Pyrenæisk storkenæb — results[20].names[7]; taxon id 77259; Geranium pyrenaicum.
  • pürenee kurereha — results[20].names[9]; taxon id 77259; Geranium pyrenaicum.
  • askerstorkenebb — results[20].names[10]; taxon id 77259; Geranium pyrenaicum.
  • pyreneittenkurjenpolvi — results[20].names[11]; taxon id 77259; Geranium pyrenaicum.
  • Герань пиренейская — results[20].names[12]; taxon id 77259; Geranium pyrenaicum.
  • Bodziszek pirenejski — results[20].names[13]; taxon id 77259; Geranium pyrenaicum.
  • pakost pyrenejský — results[20].names[14]; taxon id 77259; Geranium pyrenaicum.
  • ピレネーフウロ — results[20].names[15]; taxon id 77259; Geranium pyrenaicum.
  • Pirėninis snaputis — results[20].names[16]; taxon id 77259; Geranium pyrenaicum.
  • gerani pirinenc — results[20].names[17]; taxon id 77259; Geranium pyrenaicum.
  • pirenejska krvomočnica — results[20].names[18]; taxon id 77259; Geranium pyrenaicum.
  • Герань піренейська — results[20].names[19]; taxon id 77259; Geranium pyrenaicum.
  • 比利牛斯老鹳草 — results[20].names[21]; taxon id 77259; Geranium pyrenaicum.
  • pireneusi gólyaorr — results[20].names[22]; taxon id 77259; Geranium pyrenaicum.
  • Gelinçarşafı — results[20].names[23]; taxon id 77259; Geranium pyrenaicum.
  • Пиренейски здравец — results[20].names[24]; taxon id 77259; Geranium pyrenaicum.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Geranium pyrenaicum 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]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Hedgerow Crane's-bill (Geranium pyrenaicum) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from April to September.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Geranium pyrenaicum — 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 261193; ID 3FV3V; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 261193; ID 3FV3V; 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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