Detail
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Geranium solanderi var. solanderi
Austral Crane's Bill
Notes

Uses: Perennial plant for mixed or native landscapes, borders, parks and reserves. Best grown as a loose ground cover among other plants or as part of an understorey planting. Requires well-drained soils. Regenerates readily and may be a problem in some areas.
Cultural use: Indigenous peoples used the taproot cooked as a food source and the root and leaves as medicine.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.

  
:FR: Flinders Rangers  
:EP: Eyre Peninsula
:NL: Northern Lofty
:MU: Murray
:YP: Yorke Peninsula
:SL: Southern Lofty
:KI: Kangaroo Island
:SE: South Eastern
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Height 0.1-0.2m
  • Spread 0.6-1.5m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
    • position-fullshade Full Shade
  • Family Geraniaceae
  • Botanical Name Geranium solanderi var. solanderi
  • Common Name Austral Crane's Bill
  • Origin SA, WA, Vic, NSW, Qld, Tas
  • Habit Prostrate, Spreading
  • Landscape 2nd line coast, Coastal footslopes, Plains, Footslopes
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Rock, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Neutral
  • Tolerates Lime, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Moderate
  • Flower Colour Blue, Pink
  • Flowering Time Spring, Summer
  • Flower Type Open-petalled
  • Purpose Habitat, Ornamental
  • Form Groundcover
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region