One Lot in Houston: Carolina Geranium (Geranium carolinianum)

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Geranium carolinianum - Wikipedia
Geranium carolinianum - USDA PLANTS Database
Carolina Geranium - National Gardening Association
Carolina Geranium - Steemit.com

Duration: Annual

Native to: North America

Edibility: All Parts, bitter

Status in Yard: Moderate presence

Carolina Geranium seedlings appear in my back yard in January, and they finish their lifecycle with seed pods in April.

Various plant edibility and alternative medicine sources say the entire plant is edible, but bitter. More mainstream plant information sources don't mention it.

Carolina geranium seedlings on February 24, 2014.

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Carolina geranium with mature leaves in a large pot on February 24, 2014. You can see a little henbit in there. In early 2017, henbit is the only plant there.