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==Name== [[Image:Floral diagram Geranium.jpg|thumb|Floral diagram of a ''Geranium'' garden hybrid called ‘Ann Thomson’, showing 5 free sepals, 5 free petals, 10 free fertile stamens, and a superior ovary consisting of 5 merged carpels, with 5 style branches]] The genus name is derived from [[Ancient Greek]] {{lang|grc|γέρανος}} (''géranos'') '[[Crane (bird)|crane]]'. The English name 'cranesbill' derives from the resemblance of the [[fruit capsule]] of some of the species to a crane's head and bill. The [[Ovary (botany)|ovary]] portion forms the head and the prolonged [[Stigma (botany)|stigma]] creates the appearance of a beak.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Taylor|first=Ronald J.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25708726|title=Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary|publisher=Mountain Press Pub. Co|year=1994|isbn=0-87842-280-3|edition=rev.|location=Missoula, MT|pages=62|language=en|oclc=25708726|orig-year=1992}}</ref><ref name="APS">{{cite web |title=Geranium homeanum |url=https://resources.austplants.com.au/plant/geranium-homeanumrainforest-cranes-bill/ |website=Australian Plants Society |access-date=5 April 2024 |language=en-AU |date=17 January 2024}}</ref>
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