Carolina Cranesbill is a small native annual or biennial wildflower of dry, disturbed habitats across North America with deeply cut leaves and small pink flowers. The distinctive pointed, crane-bill shaped seed capsules eject seeds explosively when ripe. It provides seeds for many small ground-feeding birds and is a host plant for specialist geranium bees.
Best time to see a Carolina Cranesbill
The best time to see a Carolina Cranesbill is March–April, when about 61% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 16,997 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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