Geranium carolinianum L.
Wild geranium, Carolina geranium
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5/11/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 4½ × 4½″ (12 × 11 cm) 
ID is uncertain 
5/11/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 7 × 5″ (17 × 13 cm) ID is uncertain 
5/11/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 4½″ (14 × 11 cm) ID is uncertain 
5/11/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 9.2 cm) ID is uncertain 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Geraniales | Balsams, mustards, geraniums, wood sorrels, nasturtiums, others |
| Family | Geraniaceae | Geranium or cranesbill family |
| Genus | Geranium | From the Greek γέρανος, géranos (or γερανός, geranós), “crane,” because some of the fruits resemble a crane’s bill |
| Species | carolinianum | Of or from Carolina |
Geranium carolinianum description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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