Home/Species/ Bicknell's Northern Crane's-bill

Geranium bicknellii

Britt.

Bicknell's Northern Crane's-bill

G5Secure Found in 16 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.153265

Element CodePDGER02040

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderGeraniales

FamilyGeraniaceae

GenusGeranium

Other Common Names

Bicknell's cranesbill (EN) Géranium de Bicknell (FR) Northern Crane's-bill (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

FNA (vol. 13, 2024) does not distinguish infrataxa in this species. In contrast, Kartesz (1994) distinguished Geranium bicknellii var. bicknellii and G. bicknellii var. longipes.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-05-13

Change Date1984-04-16

Range Extent Comments

AK, CA, CO, CT, IA, IN, KS, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NH, NY, OH, PA, SD, TX, UT, VT, WA, WV, WY.

Ecology & Habitat

Diagnostic Characteristics

Taproot slender, leaves cleft nearly (but not completely) to the base; pedicels glandular villous, more than twice as long as the calyx at maturity, sepals with 2-4 mm long subulate tips, petals relatively small, anthers 1 mm or less, stylar beak of fruit 3-5 mm long.

Habitat

Open woods, fields, lake shores, roadsides, old campfire sites, disturbed soils, and recent burns.

Ecology

Prefers open sites, woodlands, roadsides, fields, and waste places; does especially well in recently burned areas.

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest/WoodlandForest - Hardwood

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Ohio	S1	Yes
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
South Dakota	S4	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Colorado	S2	Yes
Utah	S1	Yes
Iowa	SX	Yes
Vermont	S3	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
West Virginia	S4	Yes
New York	S4	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes
Indiana	S1	Yes
Illinois	S1	Yes
Rhode Island	S1	Yes
Connecticut	SH	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
Montana	S4	Yes
Wyoming	S2	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Massachusetts	S2	Yes
Pennsylvania	S1	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Island of Newfoundland	SU	Yes
Quebec	S4	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes
Alberta	S5	Yes
Prince Edward Island	S1	Yes
Nova Scotia	S3	Yes
Saskatchewan	S4	Yes
Yukon Territory	SU	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
New Brunswick	S3	Yes
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
Manitoba	S5	Yes

Plant Characteristics

DurationANNUAL, BIENNIAL

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (16)

Idaho (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bighorn - Weitas	Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest	254,845
West Meadow Creek	Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest	115,949

Maine (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Caribou - Speckled Ext	White Mountain National Forest	5,988

Michigan (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Norwich Plains Revised Roadless Area	Ottawa National Forest	4,360

Minnesota (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Hegman Lakes	Superior National Forest	675
Wood Lake	Superior National Forest	596

Montana (7)

Area	Forest	Acres
Berray Mountain #672	Kootenai National Forest	9,119
Buckhorn Ridge (MT)	Kootenai National Forest	34,716
Cabinet Face East #671	Kootenai National Forest	50,326
Coal Ridge Ra 1127	Flathead National Forest	15,429
Scotchman Peaks (MT)	Kootenai National Forest	53,909
West Fork Yaak #694	Kootenai National Forest	8,237
Willard Estelle #173	Kootenai National Forest	3,714

Wyoming (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Laramie Peak	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	28,608
Platte River Addition	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	7,962
Savage Run Addition	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	2,368

References (7)

Alexander, E.J. 1933. <i>Geranium bicknellii</i>. Addisonia 18 (4):57-58.
Britton, N. L. and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada. 3 vol. Dover Publications, Inc., N. Y. 2052 pp.
Fernald, M.L. 1950 Gray's Manual of Botany, 8th ed. American Book Company, New York. 1632 pp.
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2024. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 13. Magnoliophyta: Geraniaceae to Apiaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 566 pp.
Gleason, H.A. 1952. The new Britton and Brown illustrated flora of the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. 3 volumes. Hafner Press, New York. 1732 pp.
Gleason, H.A., and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York. 910 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.