Wild Geranium

Geranium maculatum

From Nearctica

Identification: Flowers pink to lavender, large (1 to 1.5 inches in diameter), with 5 petals, petals lightly streated with darker lines radiating from the center the flower. Flowers arranged in groups of 1 to 3 on long flower stalks. Stem hairy. Leaves divided into 5 coarsely dentate lobes. Upper leaves sessile to the stem, lower leaves on long petioles. Plant 1 to 2 feet in height.

Distribution: Throughout eastern North America and the plains region.