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Internal ID UUID64401dee8d355062107806
Scientific name Geranium pratense
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. : 681 (1753)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Geranium acknerianum Schur Enum. Pl. Transsilv. : 136 (1866)
Geranium alpinum Kit. ex Kanitz Verh. K.K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 13: 531. 1863
Geranium batrachioides Bubani Fl. Pyren. 3: 309 (1901)
Geranium caeruleum Gilib. Fl. Lit. Inch. ii. 174. 1782
Geranium coelestinum Schur Enum. Pl. Transsilv. : 136 (1866)
Geranium kemulariae Kharadze Fl. Georgiae vi. 16 (1950).
Geranium mariae Sennen Diagn. Nouv. : 12 (1936)
Geranium napellifolium Schur Enum. Pl. Transsilv. : 136 (1866)
Geranium neapolitanum Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. Suppl. 1: 949 1884
Geranium pratense f. leucanthemum B.Boivin Phytologia 23(1): 136. 1972
Geranium pratense var. litwinowii Woronow
Geranium pratense var. schmidii Y.J.Nasir Fl. Pakistan 149: 21 (1983)
Geranium pratense subsp. sergievskajae Peschkova Fl. Sibir. 10: 16 (1996)
Geranium pratense subsp. stewartianum Y.J.Nasir Fl. Pakistan 149: 19 (1983)
Geranium valde-pilosum Schur ex Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. : 137 (1878)
Geranium pratense var. pubescens Regel Index Seminum [St.Petersburg (Petropolitanus)] 1862: 31. [Feb 1862]
Geranium pratense var. parviflorum Beck Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17(29): 450. 1921 [31 Dec 1921]
Geranium pratense var. pallidum Regel Index Seminum [St.Petersburg (Petropolitanus)] 1862: 31. [Feb 1862]
Geranium pratense var. albidum Regel Index Seminum (LE) 1862: 31 1862
Geranium pratense var. tenuisectum Regel Index Seminum [St.Petersburg (Petropolitanus)] 1862: 31. [Feb 1862]
Geranium pratense f. albiflora Q.Zhu & J.Wang Guihaia 29: 149 (2009)
Geranium pratense var. affine (Ledeb.) C.C.Huang & L.R.Xu Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 43(1): 59 (1998):.
Geranium aconitifolium Eichw. Skizze 170.
Geranium pinetophilum R.Knuth Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 14: 352 (1939)
Geranium rovirae Sennen Diagn. Nouv. : 12 (1936)
Geranium pratense var. album Regel Index Seminum [St.Petersburg (Petropolitanus)] 1862: 31. [Feb 1862]
Geranium pratense var. parviflorum Regel Index Seminum [St.Petersburg (Petropolitanus)] 1862: 31. [Feb 1862]
Geranium pratense var. plenum Regel
Geranium pratense var. rubrum Regel
Geranium pratense var. vineale Klett & Richt.
Geranium pratense var. albiflorum Gaudin
Geranium pratense f. lanigera H.J.Coste ex Sennen
Geranium pratense var. lilacinum Čelak.
Geranium rovirae var. purpureum Sennen
Geranium sylvaticum var. batrachioides (Cav.) DC.

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Language Common/alternative name
English meadow crane's-bill
English meadow crane's bill
English meadow cranesbill
English meadow geranium
Spanish geranio de prado
Spanish geranio quinto
Spanish pico de cigüeña quinto
Spanish geranio de los prados
Spanish pico de ciguena quinto
Spanish pico de cigueña quinto
Spanish pico de cigüena quinto
Arabic غرنوقي مرجي
ba Туғай яраны
Bulgarian син здравец
Catalan agulles
Catalan candelers
Catalan forquetes
Catalan gerani de prat
Czech kakost luční
Welsh garanbig y weirglodd
Welsh pig-yr-aran y weirglodd
Danish eng-storkenæb
German wiesenstorchschnabel
German wiesen-storchschnabel
Estonian aas-kurereha
Finnish kyläkurjenpolvi
French géranium des prés
Irish crobh gorm
Upper Sorbian Łučna pyskawa
Hungarian mezei gólyaorr
Icelandic garðablágresi
Cornish gelvin garan pras
Lithuanian pievinis snaputis
Latvian pļavas gandrene
Latvian pļavas gerānija
Latvian pļavas ģerānija
Norwegian Bokmål engstorkenebb
Dutch beemdooievaarsbek
Dutch weide-ooievaarsbek
Norwegian Nynorsk engstorkenebb
os Калмгæрдæг
Polish bodziszek łąkowy
Romanian greghetin
Russian Журавельник луговой
Russian герань луговая
Slovak pakost lúčny
Swedish Ängsnäva
tyv Шык гераны
Ukrainian Герань лучна
Chinese 老鹳草
Chinese 草原老鹳草
Chinese 血见愁老鹳草
Chinese 草原老鸛草
Chinese 草地老鹳草
Chinese 草地老鹳草*(草原老鹳草)
Chinese 草甸老鹳草

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Begin at 20°C for 6 weeks, cool to 4°C for 6 weeks, then gradually increase to 10°C over 6 weeks. If no germination, the cycle is repeated.

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000701108
Canadensys 6045
USDA Plants GEPR4
Tropicos 13900044
INPN 100128
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:322493-2
The Plant List kew-2823842
Missouri Botanical Garden 297660
PFAF Geranium pratense
Open Tree Of Life 340336
NCBI Taxonomy 487788
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000003147
Nature Serve 2.158399
IPNI 373509-1
iNaturalist 55722
GBIF 2891304
Freebase /m/03gt7v3
WisFlora 7313
EPPO GERPR
EOL 130488
Elurikkus 4892
USDA GRIN 436
Wikipedia Geranium_pratense
Tropicos 50326204
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:373481-1
The Plant List kew-2823812
Open Tree Of Life 3942219
IPNI 373481-1
GBIF 2889959
EOL 345926
USDA GRIN 424669

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_965636925.1 drGerPrat1.hap1.1 Chromosome WELLCOME SANGER INSTITUTE 2025-07-09 50 1.96 Gb

Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Plant cultural indicators of forest resources from the Himalayan high mountains: implications for improving agricultural resilience, subsistence, and forest restoration Haq SM, Khoja AA, Waheed M, Pieroni A, Siddiqui MH, Bussmann RW J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 24-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11040985
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00685-w
PMID:38659048
Vegetation communities and soil properties along the restoration process of the Jinqianghe mine site in the Qilian Mountains, China Yang X, Feng Q, Zhu M, Zhang J, Yang L, Zhang C, Wang Z, Feng Y Front Plant Sci 22-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11070538
doi:10.3389/fpls.2024.1358309
PMID:38711611
Land‐use affects pollinator‐specific resource availability and pollinator foraging behaviour Birkenbach M, Straub F, Kiesel A, Ayasse M, Wilfert L, Kuppler J Ecol Evol 07-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10918743
doi:10.1002/ece3.11061
PMID:38455145
The Distribution Characteristics of Vegetation in the Subrange of the Altai Mountains, Xinjiang Cao Q, Wei Y, Li W, Feng Y, Abduraimov OS Plants (Basel) 20-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10675357
doi:10.3390/plants12223915
PMID:38005812
Plant diversity and soil legacy independently affect the plant metabolome and induced responses following herbivory Ristok C, Eisenhauer N, Weinhold A, van Dam NM Ecol Evol 02-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10622854
doi:10.1002/ece3.10667
PMID:37928199
Fostering in situ conservation of wild relatives of forage crops Kägi C, Petitpierre B, Meyer P, Lötscher Y, Eggenberg S, Aubry S Front Plant Sci 30-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10643147
doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1287430
PMID:38023832
Are Plant–Soil Feedbacks Caused by Many Weak Microbial Interactions? Aaronson JK, Kulmatiski A, Forero LE, Grenzer J, Norton JM Biology (Basel) 27-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10669423
doi:10.3390/biology12111374
PMID:37997973
The most polyphagous insect herbivore? Host plant associations of the Meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius (L.) Thompson V, Harkin C, Stewart AJ PLoS One 04-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10602594
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0291734
PMID:37792900
Plasmopara echinaceae, a new species of downy mildew affecting cone flowers (Echinacea purpurea) in the United States Salgado-Salazar C, Romberg MK, Hudelson B Fungal Syst Evol 22-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10962218
doi:10.3114/fuse.2023.12.10
PMID:38529086
The CAM lineages of planet Earth Gilman IS, Smith JA, Holtum JA, Sage RF, Silvera K, Winter K, Edwards EJ Ann Bot 12-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10799995
doi:10.1093/aob/mcad135
PMID:37698538
Mass Spectrometric Fingerprint Mapping Reveals Species-Specific Differences in Plant Polyphenols and Related Bioactivities Vanhakylä S, Salminen JP Molecules 31-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10490256
doi:10.3390/molecules28176388
PMID:37687216
Edge Effects in the Distribution of Coleoptera in the Forests of the Center of the European Part of Russia Ruchin AB, Egorov LV, Khapugin AA Insects 10-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10144564
doi:10.3390/insects14040371
PMID:37103186
Effects of plant diversity on species-specific herbivory: patterns and mechanisms Bröcher M, Ebeling A, Hertzog L, Roscher C, Weisser W, Meyer ST Oecologia 24-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10113292
doi:10.1007/s00442-023-05361-6
PMID:36964400
Linking plant diversity–productivity relationships to plant functional traits of dominant species and changes in soil properties in 15‐year‐old experimental grasslands Dietrich P, Eisenhauer N, Roscher C Ecol Evol 08-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC9994614
doi:10.1002/ece3.9883
PMID:36911317
Exploring soil bacterial diversity in different micro-vegetational habitats of Dachigam National Park in North-western Himalaya Mushtaq H, Ganai BA, Jehangir A Sci Rep 22-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9947166
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-30187-w
PMID:36813837

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives / Gallic acid and derivatives / Galloyl esters
Methyl Gallate 7428 Click to see 184.15 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00367-8
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Diphenylethers
Dehydrodigallic acid 14057208 Click to see C1=C(C=C(C(=C1O)O)OC2=C(C(=C(C=C2C(=O)O)O)O)O)C(=O)O 338.22 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/ARDP.19622951105
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds
Hex-2-ulofuranosyl hexopyranoside 1115 Click to see C(C1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)CO)O)O)O)O 342.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/ARDP.19622951105
Sucrose 5988 Click to see 342.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/ARDP.19622951105
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Indoles and derivatives / Indolyl carboxylic acids and derivatives
Dl-Tryptophan 1148 Click to see 204.22 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00367-8
Tryptophan 6305 Click to see C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=CN2)CC(C(=O)O)N 204.22 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00367-8
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Catechins
(2R,3R)-6-chloro-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-3,5,7-triol 90998273 Click to see 324.71 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00367-8
(2S,3R)-6-chloro-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-3,5,7-triol 162911200 Click to see C1C(C(OC2=C1C(=C(C(=C2)O)Cl)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O 324.71 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00367-8
6-Chloro-2-(3,4-dihydroxy-phenyl)-chroman-3,5,7-triol 636642 Click to see 324.71 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00367-8
6-Chlorocatechin 22297292 Click to see 324.71 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00367-8
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides
[(2S,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2-[2,3-dihydroxy-5-(3,5,7-trihydroxy-4-oxochromen-2-yl)phenoxy]-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl] 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate 163186932 Click to see 632.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00367-8
[2-[2,3-Dihydroxy-5-(3,5,7-trihydroxy-4-oxochromen-2-yl)phenoxy]-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl] 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate 162845264 Click to see 632.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00367-8
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6S)-2-[5,7-dihydroxy-4-oxo-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)chromen-3-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl] 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate 162947414 Click to see 632.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00367-8
2''-O-Galloylhyperin 6453359 Click to see 616.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00367-8
Quercetin 3-(2''-galloylglucoside) 13889202 Click to see 616.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00367-8
Sophoraflavonoloside 5282155 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)O 610.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(96)00831-X
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Tannins / Hydrolyzable tannins
Ellagic Acid 5281855 Click to see 302.19 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/ARDP.19622951105

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