Geranium molle L.

Geranium molle L,. Sp. PI. 682. 1753 Annual or biennial. Stems branched at the base, the branches spreading or decumbent, 1-5 dm. long, often forking, finely pubescent ; leaf-blades reniform to orbicular-reniform in outline, 2-6 cm. broad, those of the lower leaves 6-9-cleft, those of the upper 3-5-cleft or parted, the divisions toothed or lobed at the apex ; petioles pubescent like the branches; pedicels in pairs, minutely but copiously glandular-pubescent ; sepals elliptic to ovate, 3-4 mm. long, awnless; petals deep-purple, obovate, truncate or emarginate at the apex, somewhat longer than the sepals; stamens 10; style-column 8-9 mm. long at maturity, short-beaked; carpel-bodies 2-2.5 mm. long, wrinkled; seeds smooth.
Type locality : Europe.
Distribution : Maine to Vancouver Island, North Carolina, and Ohio. Naturalized from Europe.