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Geranium L.
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Geraniales | Balsams, mustards, geraniums, wood sorrels, nasturtiums, others |
| Family | Geraniaceae | Geranium or cranesbill family |
| Genus | Geranium | From the Greek γέρανος, géranos (or γερανός, geranós), “crane,” because some of the fruits resemble a crane’s bill |
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Geranium description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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(Geranium) · 8/15/2009 · Naumanns, Chelmsford, Massachusetts
≈ 3 × 2½" (8.4 × 7 cm)  Species not yet identified 
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