Cutleaf Geranium

(Geranium dissectum)

Characteristics

Seedling	Leaves	Flowers	Fruit

Growing habits: Erect or spreading widely branching winter annual/biennial herb

Root anatomy: Fibrous roots from shallow taproot

Leaf anatomy: Basal rosette, alternate near base, opposite further up; deeply palmate, divided into 5-7 sections which are further divided into linear segments

Reproduction: Paired inflorescences, 5 petal flowers, purplish-pink to pink in color

_{References: Weeds of the South by Charles T. Bryson and Michael S. DeFelice}