Roadless Areas
Home/Species/ Carolina Crane's-bill

Geranium carolinianum

L.

Carolina Crane's-bill

G5Secure Found in 15 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.156972
Element CodePDGER02070
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderGeraniales
FamilyGeraniaceae
GenusGeranium
Other Common Names
Carolina geranium (EN) Géranium de Caroline (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (vol. 13, 2024) does not distinguish infrataxa in this species. In contrast, Kartesz (1994) distinguished Geranium carolinianum var. carolinianum, G. carolinianum var. confertiflorum, and G. carolinianum var. sphaerospermum.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-04-28
Change Date1984-05-16
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
QuebecS1Yes
ManitobaS3Yes
AlbertaS2Yes
OntarioS4Yes
SaskatchewanS3Yes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
WashingtonSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
New HampshireS1Yes
IndianaS5Yes
IowaS4Yes
NebraskaSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
IdahoSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
West VirginiaS5Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
UtahS1Yes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
NevadaS1Yes
South CarolinaS5Yes
VermontSHYes
KentuckySNRYes
MaineSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
KansasS5Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
MontanaS4Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
ColoradoSUYes
North CarolinaS5Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
WyomingS3Yes
MissouriSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (15)
Arizona (5)
AreaForestAcres
BoulderTonto National Forest40,359
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
Lime CreekTonto National Forest42,568
Lower RinconCoronado National Forest3,278
Upper Romero WsrCoronado National Forest150
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Hurricane CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest2,279
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Eagle PeakCleveland National Forest6,481
Georgia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Wilson CoveChattahoochee National Forest545
North Carolina (4)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainPisgah National Forest11,085
Barkers Creek (addition)Nantahala National Forest975
Harper CreekPisgah National Forest7,325
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Bear CreekJefferson National Forest18,274
Gum RunGeorge Washington National Forest12,620
New London Bridge BranchJefferson National Forest844
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2024. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 13. Magnoliophyta: Geraniaceae to Apiaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 566 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.