Family:

Geraniaceae

Habitat:

Ruderal meadow

Growth habit:

herbaceous

Plant size:

mostly under 60 cm

Flower colour:

mostly pink

Flowering time

February - November

Leaf characteristics:

up to 5 cm long, basal with lobed and heart-shaped elongated blade

Flower characteristics:

small, radial, around 1.5 cm wide, consisting of five rounded petals, sepals 5 - 7 mm long and glandular-hairy

Fruits:

Fruits disintegrate into 0.5 cm long, short (2 - 3 cm) beaked sub-fruits

Special features:

The heron's beak is a glandular-flowered therophyte.