Geranium by GiMi53

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on Aug 13, 2011

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Description

Geranium is a genus of 422 species of flowering annual, biennial, and perennial plants that are commonly known as the cranesbills. Confusingly, "geranium" is also the common name of members of the genus Pelargonium, which are also in the Geraniaceae family. Gardeners and the horticultural trade often refer to true geraniums as "hardy geraniums", to distinguish them from the less hardy pelargoniums (generally grown as annuals in temperate climes), and most garden "geraniums" (without the 'hardy' appellation) are in fact pelargoniums (storksbills), as opposed to true geraniums (cranesbills). The shape of the flowers offers one way of distinguishing between the two genera Geranium and Pelargonium. Geranium flowers have five very similar petals, and are thus radially symmetrical (actinomorphic), whereas Pelargonium flowers have two upper petals which are different from the three lower petals, so that the flowers have a single plane of symmetry (zygomorphic). Geranium est un genre de plantes herbacées de la famille des Geraniaceae. Les feuilles lobées, presque séquées, à nervures palmées sont opposées sur la tige. Les tiges ainsi que le dessous des feuilles sont pubescents. les feuilles atteignent 15 cm de diamètre. Les plantes nommées communément « géraniums » par les fleuristes n'appartiennent pas au genre Geranium mais au genre Pelargonium. Les géraniums des fleuristes sont des espèces et cultivars de Pelargonium. Thank you very much for your comments on my previous upload:

"Libellula depressa"

Comments (25)

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lajasmine

9:09AM | Sat, 13 August 2011

J'étais certaine que c'étais autre Qu'un géranium:) Super prise très art!

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BIPOLARTWO

9:39AM | Sat, 13 August 2011

Every little tiny detail is perfect and the colours are amazing---Great capture-thank's for sharing it....

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awjay

9:55AM | Sat, 13 August 2011

a beauty

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Feliciti

10:56AM | Sat, 13 August 2011

wow what a shiny color !! wonderful captured with this little guest !!

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SoulEatar

11:09AM | Sat, 13 August 2011

It's always fun to catch a little critter in a shot - but this time I wish the fly wasn't - the image is so pure a fly well - thats just me - great work :)

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