Geranium homeanum

Family Geraniaceae

Sprawling herb with flowering stems to 70 cm long, taproot fleshy, often much-branched. Annual or short-lived perennial. Longevity 1 - 5 years.

Flowers: Pink.

Fruit: Capsule 11–14 mm long, separates into 5, one-seeded units.

Seed: Seeds brown, 2 mm long, mature October–April. Expelled as the fruit sections dry off. Hard seeded with physical dormancy, germinate after scarification/nicking allowing moisture through the seed coat.

Gallery images: seed, seedling, rootstock, resprout

Ecology

• Woodland and grassland habitat in mid to light shade.
• Common in woodland at the Australian Botanic Garden.
• Resprout from base after high intensity fire.
• Seedlings noted after fire and subsequent rain. Some seed germination possibly promoted by fire.