Long-stalked Crane's-bill - Geranium columbinum
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Species Description
Widespread but local in the South, becoming scarce in the North. It is most common in the Bristol Region, Cornwall and along a line from Redding to Oswestry. Habitat includes: Warm, sheltered South-facing sites on calcareous soils in places such as dry grassland, grassland-scrub mosaics, sand dunes, scrubby cliff slopes, hedge-banks, field margins, chalk / limestone downland, railway banks, old quarries etc. It is often a pioneer on disturbed sites. Growing habit: Annual. Height: Up to 60 cm. Flowers: June to August. There has been widespread decline mainly in South East and North England due to habitat destruction, intensification of grassland management and scrub encroachment.