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Wlassov's cranesbill

Geranium wlassovianum

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Common names

11 names · 10 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Velvety crane's-bill
  • Wlassov's cranesbill[1][2]
Other languages (9)
Dutch
  • Ooievaarsbek
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 灰背老鹳草[2]
Danish
  • knoldet storkenæb[2]
Estonian
  • Vlassovi kurereha[2]
Finnish
  • mantsuriankurjenpolvi[2]
Japanese
  • カントウフウロ[2]
Korean
  • 우단쥐손이[2]
Mongolian
  • Власовын Шимтэглэй[2]
Russian
  • Герань Власова[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 wlassovianum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Wlassov's cranesbill — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 734977; Geranium wlassovianum.
[2] Geranium wlassovianum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Wlassov's cranesbill — results[4].names[6]; taxon id 734977; Geranium wlassovianum.
  • Vlassovi kurereha — results[4].names[1]; taxon id 734977; Geranium wlassovianum.
  • Герань Власова — results[4].names[2]; taxon id 734977; Geranium wlassovianum.
  • カントウフウロ — results[4].names[3]; taxon id 734977; Geranium wlassovianum.
  • 灰背老鹳草 — results[4].names[4]; taxon id 734977; Geranium wlassovianum.
  • Власовын Шимтэглэй — results[4].names[5]; taxon id 734977; Geranium wlassovianum.
  • 우단쥐손이 — results[4].names[7]; taxon id 734977; Geranium wlassovianum.
  • knoldet storkenæb — results[4].names[8]; taxon id 734977; Geranium wlassovianum.
  • mantsuriankurjenpolvi — results[4].names[9]; taxon id 734977; Geranium wlassovianum.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Geranium wlassovianum 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
S. & E. Siberia to N. China and Korea, W. Himalaya.

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

Velvety crane's-bill (Geranium wlassovianum) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from July to August.

Sources and references

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

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  1. Catalogue of Life Geranium wlassovianum — 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 261400; ID 3FVC3; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 261400; ID 3FVC3; 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 wlassovianum — 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 1400452; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1406121, 1406122, 1406123, 1406124, 1406125, 1406126, 1406127, 1406128, 1406129, 1406130, 1406131, 1406132, 1406133, 1406134

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.