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Herb Robert
Herb Robert
Geranium robertianum
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Annual or biennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
Europe
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

Herb Robert is a small, pungent wildflower whose deeply lobed, fernlike leaves turn vivid red in autumn. When ripe, its seed capsules catapult seeds several feet away via explosive ballistic dispersal.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Geraniales
Family
Geraniaceae
Genus
Geranium
Species
Geranium robertianum