Wood Cranesbill Geranium
Geranium sylvaticum Fr: Géranium des bois
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A tufted perennial geranium named after the woodlands (sylvaticum) where it tends to grow.
Flowers. June-July
Habitat. Fields, pastures, damp woods, hedgerows and rocky places.
Practical. The flowers yield a blue-gray dye used in ancient Europe to dye war cloaks, and called Odin's Grace from the belief that it would protect them in battle.
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