Geranium robertianum in Genus Geranium

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Internal ID	UUID64401df08aaff094291697
Scientific name	Geranium robertianum
Authority	L.
First published in	Sp. Pl. : 681 (1753)

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Geranium robertianum, commonly known as herb-Robert, is a common species of cranesbill native to Europe, Asia, North Africa, and parts of North America. It grows as a procumbent (prostrate or trailing) to erect annual or biennial plant, up to fifty centimetres high, producing small, pink, five-petalled flowers (8–14 mm in diameter) from April until the autumn. Its main areas of distribution are Europe from the north Mediterranean coast to the Baltic, from the British Isles in the west to the Caucasus in the east, and eastern North America. It has been used in folk medicine for a variety of ailments and its leaves have an odor resembling burning tires when crushed. It is also said to repel mosquitoes when rubbed on the body.

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Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Robertium modestum	Fourr.	Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon , n.s., 16: 134 (1868)
Robertium vulgare	Picard	Mém. Soc. Agric. Boulogne-Sur-Mer , sér. 2, 1: 134 (1837)
Geranium eriophorum	H.Lév.	Bull. Soc. Agric. Sarthe , reimpr. 39: 4 (1904)
Geranium foetidum	Gilib.	Fl. Lit. Inch. ii. 178. 1782
Geranium graveolens	Stokes	Bot. Mat. Med. ii. 495. 1812
Geranium inodorum	G.Don	Gen. Hist. 1: 721. 1831 [early Aug 1831]
Geranium lebelii	Boreau	Fl. Centre France 1: 324 (1840)
Geranium lindleyanum	Royle	Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. : 150 (1835)
Geranium mosquense	Gold.	Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 5: 133 (1817)
Geranium neapolitanum	A.Terracc.	Prodr. Fl. Lucan. 1: 96 1891
Geranium palmatisectum	Dulac	Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées : 240 (1867)
Geranium pedunculatum	Royle	Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. [Royle] 150, nomen. 1835 [Jan 1835]
Geranium purpureum var. littorale	Rouy	Fl. France 4: 98 1897
Geranium robertianum f. albiflorum	House	Bull. New York State Mus. Nat. Hist. 243-244: 54 (1923)
Geranium robertianum var. glabrinux	Petrova & Kožuharov	Fl. Narodna Republ. Bulg. 7: 492. 1979
Geranium rubellum	Moench	Suppl. Meth. : 95 (1802)
Geranium scopulicolum	Jord. ex Nyman	Consp. Fl. Eur. : 138 (1878)
Geranium robertianum var. eriophorum	(H.Lév.) H.Lév.	Fl. Kouy-Tchéou 175 1914
Geranium robertianum var. albiflorum	G.Don	Gen. Hist. 1: 721 1834
Robertiella robertianum	(L.) Hanks	N. Amer. Fl. 25: 3 (1907)

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	herb-robert
English	bloodwort
English	felonwort
English	fox geranium
English	red robin
English	cranesbill
Spanish	hierba de la golondrina
Spanish	aguja de pastor
Spanish	agujas de pastor
Spanish	geranio silvestre
Spanish	abujones
Spanish	geranio de hoja redonda
Spanish	geranio de monte
Spanish	geranio de san roberto
Spanish	geranio robertiano
Spanish	geranio tercero
Spanish	hierba de la esquinacia
Spanish	hierba de la esquinancia
Spanish	hierba de roberto
Spanish	hierba de san roberto
Spanish	hierba de san ruperto
Spanish	lentina
Spanish	pico de cigüeña
Spanish	pico de cigüeña tercero
Spanish	yerba de la esquinancia
Spanish	yerba de san roberto
Spanish	yerba de san ruperto
Arabic	إبرة الراعي
Arabic	عطر
Arabic	خبيزة
Arabic	غرنوق
Arabic	إبرة الراهب
Arabic	جاروينا
Arabic	جيرانيوم
Arabic	غرلوق عطر
Arabic	جارونية
Azerbaijani	robert ətirşahı
Belarusian	Герань Робертава
Bulgarian	зловонен здравец
Catalan	herba de sant robert
Catalan	herbe à robert
Czech	kakost smrdutý
Welsh	y goesgoch
Welsh	dail robin
Welsh	llysiau'r llwynog
Danish	stinkende storkenæb
German	gewöhnlicher stink-storchschnabel
German	ruprechts-storchschnabel
German	ruprechtskraut
German	stinkender storchschnabel
German	herbe à robert
German	stinkstorchschnabel
Esperanto	robert-geranio
Estonian	haisev kurereha
Basque	san robertoren zaingorri
Persian	سوزن چوپان قرمز
Finnish	haisukurjenpolvi
French	géranium herbe à robert
French	herbe à robert
French	géranium herbe a robert
French	géranium robert
Irish	ruithéal rí
Irish	ruithéal
gd	lus-an-eallain
Upper Sorbian	smjerdźaca pyskawa
Hungarian	nehézszagú gólyaorr
Icelandic	rauðgresi
Italian	erba roberta
Japanese	ヒメフウロ
Japanese	ヒメフウロ、姫風露
Georgian	უჟმურა
Kabyle	Ṣibu
Cornish	les robin
li	robertskroed
Lithuanian	raudonstiebis snaputis
Lithuanian	herbe à robert
Latvian	roberta gandrene
Norwegian Bokmål	stankstorkenebb
Norwegian Bokmål	stankstorknebb
Norwegian Bokmål	urakatt
Dutch	robertskruid
Dutch	groot robertskruid
Norwegian Nynorsk	stankstorkenebb
Norwegian Nynorsk	urakatt
Polish	bodziszek cuchnący
Russian	Герань Роберта
Samogitian	rauduonstėibis snapotis
Slovak	pakost smradľavý
Slovenian	smrdljička
Serbian	Чешуља
Swedish	stinknäva
Swedish	herbe à robert
Swedish	vägglusgräs
Ukrainian	Герань робертова
Chinese	猫脚印
Chinese	汉荭鱼腥草
Chinese	漢紅魚腥草
Chinese	纤细老鹳草
Chinese	漢葒魚腥草

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Name	Authority	First published in
Geranium robertianum subsp. celticum

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Macaronesia
  - Azores
  - Canary Islands
  - Madeira
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Ethiopia
- Northern Africa
  - Algeria
  - Libya
  - Morocco
  - Tunisia
- Western Indian Ocean
  - Madagascar
  - Réunion

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- Subantarctic Islands
  - Falkland Islands

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- Arabian Peninsula
  - Saudi Arabia
  - Yemen
- Caucasus
  - North Caucasus
  - Transcaucasus
- China
  - China South-central
  - China Southeast
  - Tibet
- Eastern Asia
  - Japan
  - Taiwan
- Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan
  - Kirgizstan
  - Tadzhikistan
  - Turkmenistan
  - Uzbekistan
- Siberia
  - Altay
  - West Siberia
- Western Asia
  - Cyprus
  - Iran
  - Lebanon-Syria

Asia-tropical click to expand
- Indian Subcontinent
  - East Himalaya
  - Nepal
  - Pakistan
  - West Himalaya
- Malesia
  - Malaya

Australasia click to expand
- New Zealand
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- Eastern Europe
  - Baltic States
  - Belarus
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  - East European Russia
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  - Northwest European Russia
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  - Ukraine
- Middle Europe
  - Austria
  - Belgium
  - Czechoslovakia
  - Germany
  - Hungary
  - Netherlands
  - Poland
  - Switzerland
- Northern Europe
  - Denmark
  - Finland
  - Great Britain
  - Ireland
  - Norway
  - Sweden
- Southeastern Europe
  - Albania
  - Bulgaria
  - Greece
  - Italy
  - Kriti
  - Romania
  - Sicilia
  - Turkey-in-Europe
  - Yugoslavia
- Southwestern Europe
  - Corse
  - France
  - Portugal
  - Sardegna
  - Spain

Northern America click to expand
- Eastern Canada
  - New Brunswick
  - Newfoundland
  - Nova Scotia
  - Ontario
  - Prince Edward Island
  - Québec
- North-central U.S.A.
  - Illinois
  - Minnesota
  - Missouri
  - Wisconsin
- Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut
  - Indiana
  - Maine
  - Massachusetts
  - Michigan
  - New Hampshire
  - New Jersey
  - New York
  - Ohio
  - Pennsylvania
  - Rhode Island
  - Vermont
  - West Virginia
- Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Montana
  - Oregon
  - Washington
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Arkansas
  - Delaware
  - Kentucky
  - Maryland
  - Tennessee
  - Virginia
- Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California
- Subarctic America
  - Alaska
- Western Canada
  - British Columbia
  - Manitoba

Southern America click to expand
- Brazil
  - Brazil South
  - Brazil Southeast
- Caribbean
  - Bermuda
  - Dominican Republic
  - Haiti
- Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast
  - Argentina Northwest
  - Chile Central
  - Chile South
  - Juan Fernández Islands
  - Uruguay
- Western South America
  - Bolivia

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000701246
UNII	R5I1HK0UBL
Canadensys	6050
USDA Plants	GERO
Tropicos	13900019
INPN	100142
Flora of Italy	2831
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:109269-2
The Plant List	kew-2823970
PFAF	Geranium robertianum
Open Tree Of Life	435815
NCBI Taxonomy	122183
NBN Atlas	NBNSYS0000003162
Nature Serve	2.155010
IPNI	109269-2
iNaturalist	55925
GBIF	2890668
Freebase	/m/02xwyp
WisFlora	3700
EPPO	GERRO
EOL	346311
Elurikkus	4895
Calflora (Californian flora)	3806
USDA GRIN	444
Wikipedia	Geranium_robertianum

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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What are the drivers of female success in food‐deceptive orchids?

Wróblewska A, Ostrowiecka B, Kotowicz J, Jermakowicz E, Tałałaj I, Szefer P

Ecol Evol

18-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11026981
doi:	10.1002/ece3.11233
PMID:	38646005

Genome size data for eight endemic plant species from the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (Western Himalaya)

Arora J, Lakhanpaul S, Manish K, Pandit MK

Data Brief

18-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11068558
doi:	10.1016/j.dib.2024.110450
PMID:	38708313

Molecular and cytogenetic analyses in Geranium macrorrhizum L. wild Italian plants

Cardinali I, Ceccarelli M

R Soc Open Sci

10-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11004676
doi:	10.1098/rsos.240035
PMID:	38601032

Overview of Ethnobotanical–Pharmacological Studies Carried Out on Medicinal Plants from the Serra da Estrela Natural Park: Focus on Their Antidiabetic Potential

Lahlou RA, Carvalho F, Pereira MJ, Lopes J, Silva LR

Pharmaceutics

25-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC11054966
doi:	10.3390/pharmaceutics16040454
PMID:	38675115

Saving the local tradition: ethnobotanical survey on the use of plants in Bologna district (Italy)

Chiocchio I, Marincich L, Mandrone M, Trincia S, Tarozzi C, Poli F

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

12-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10936038
doi:	10.1186/s13002-024-00664-1
PMID:	38475780

Epigenetic weapons of plants against fungal pathogens

Mierziak J, Wojtasik W

BMC Plant Biol

06-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10916060
doi:	10.1186/s12870-024-04829-8
PMID:	38443788

Exploring Cereal Metagenomics: Unravelling Microbial Communities for Improved Food Security

Masenya K, Manganyi MC, Dikobe TB

Microorganisms

02-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10974370
doi:	10.3390/microorganisms12030510
PMID:	38543562

Use of Essential Oils to Counteract the Phenomena of Antimicrobial Resistance in Livestock Species

Lupia C, Castagna F, Bava R, Naturale MD, Zicarelli L, Marrelli M, Statti G, Tilocca B, Roncada P, Britti D, Palma E

Antibiotics (Basel)

07-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10885947
doi:	10.3390/antibiotics13020163
PMID:	38391549

The geranium genus: A comprehensive study on ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemical compounds, and pharmacological importance

Alshehri B

Saudi J Biol Sci

28-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10873751
doi:	10.1016/j.sjbs.2024.103940
PMID:	38371877

Ethnobotanical and ethnomedicinal research into medicinal plants in the Mt Stara Planina region (south-eastern Serbia, Western Balkans)

Jarić S, Kostić O, Miletić Z, Marković M, Sekulić D, Mitrović M, Pavlović P

J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

10-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10782642
doi:	10.1186/s13002-024-00647-2
PMID:	38200599

Plant traits associated with seed dispersal by ducks and geese in urban and natural habitats

Tóth P, Green AJ, Wilkinson DM, Brides K, Lovas‐Kiss Á

Ecol Evol

22-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10663722
doi:	10.1002/ece3.10677
PMID:	38020707

Bioactive ZnO Nanoparticles: Biosynthesis, Characterization and Potential Antimicrobial Applications

Huq MA, Apu MA, Ashrafudoulla M, Rahman MM, Parvez MA, Balusamy SR, Akter S, Rahman MS

Pharmaceutics

16-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10675506
doi:	10.3390/pharmaceutics15112634
PMID:	38004613

Emerging Role of Plant-Based Bioactive Compounds as Therapeutics in Parkinson’s Disease

Kumari N, Anand S, Shah K, Chauhan NS, Sethiya NK, Singhal M

Molecules

14-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10673433
doi:	10.3390/molecules28227588
PMID:	38005310

Commodity risk assessment of Quercus petraea plants from the UK

Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Battisti A, Mas H, Rigling D, Faccoli M, Iacopetti G, Mikulová A, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Stergulc F, Streissl F, Gonthier P

EFSA J

30-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10613939
doi:	10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8313
PMID:	37908445

Commodity risk assessment of Quercus robur plants from the UK

Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Battisti A, Mas H, Rigling D, Faccoli M, Iacopetti G, Mikulová A, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Stergulc F, Streissl F, Gonthier P

EFSA J

30-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10613938
doi:	10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8314
PMID:	37908449

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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 / Gallic acids
Gallic Acid	370	Click to see C1=C(C=C(C(=C1O)O)O)C(=O)O	170.12	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1023/B:CONC.0000025477.18086.8B
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids
3,4-Dihydroxy cinnamic acid	2518	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C=CC(=O)O)O)O	180.16	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1023/B:CONC.0000025477.18086.8B
Caffeic Acid	689043	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C=CC(=O)O)O)O	180.16	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1023/B:CONC.0000025477.18086.8B
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols
Kaempferol	5280863	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O	286.24	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1023/B:CONC.0000025477.18086.8B
Quercetin	5280343	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O)O	302.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1023/B:CONC.0000025477.18086.8B
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides
Spiraeoside	5320844	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O	464.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0032-1321052
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one	51402807	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O	464.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0032-1321052
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one	5378597	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O	464.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1023/B:CONC.0000025477.18086.8B
Astragalin	5282102	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)O)O	448.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0032-1321052
Hyperoside	5281643	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O	464.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0032-1321052 https://doi.org/10.1023/B:CONC.0000025477.18086.8B
Quercitrin	5280459	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=C(OC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)O)O)O	448.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0032-1321052
Rutin	5280805	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O	610.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0032-1321052
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,5-dihydroxy-7-[(2S,4S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one	44259225	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)O	464.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1055/S-0032-1321052
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Tannins / Hydrolyzable tannins
Ellagic Acid	5281855	Click to see C1=C2C3=C(C(=C1O)O)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C43)OC2=O)O)O	302.19	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1023/B:CONC.0000025477.18086.8B

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Geranium robertianum

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Description Top

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