| Geranium phaeum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Geraniales |
| Family: | Geraniaceae |
| Genus: | Geranium |
| Species: | G. phaeum
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| Binomial name | |
| Geranium phaeum | |
Geranium phaeum, commonly called dusky crane's-bill,1 mourning widow or black widow, is a herbaceous plant species in the family Geraniaceae.2 It is native to southern, central, and western Europe, and is cultivated as a garden subject. It has dark violet colored flowers.3 It is unmistakable with dark purple petals turned backwards and with conspicuous projecting stamens and style. Petals crinkly-edged and pointed. Leaves often blotched brown.
The cultivar 'Our Pat' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.4
References
References
- BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- "Geranium phaeum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- Phillips, Ellen; Colston Burrell, C. (1993), Rodale's illustrated encyclopedia of perennials, Emmaus, Pa.: Rodale Press, pp. 373–76, ISBN 0875965709
- "Geranium phaeum 'Our Pat'". RHS. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- A Concise Guide to The Flowers of Britain and Europe, Oleg Polunin, Oxford University Press, paperback reprint 1987, ISBN 0-19-217630-7