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Herb Robert
Geranium robertianum		  
Family Geranium  (Geraniaceae)
Bloom Late Spring, Summer
Habitat Woods and edges, rich soil
Status Native
Cycle Annual/Perennial
Height 6-24"
Flower Flowers are pink to readdish-purple with 5 petals with dark colored streaks.  Flowers are about 1/2" in diameter and usually found in pairs on hairy flower stalks.
Leaf Leaves are fern-like, deeply cut into 3-5 segments that are also deeply cleft.
Notes Stems are erect and hairy.  The plant is strongly scented, which is why the name used in England is Stinking Bob.

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