Family Name: Geraniaceae   =   Geranium  Family
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Genera:  
              Erodium  =  Storksbill, Heron's Bill      (Unit 053)
           *  Geranium  =  Geranium, Cranesbill      (Unit 053)
           *  Pelargonium  =  Geranium, Storksbill      (Unit 051)
           *  Pelargonium  =  Geranium, Storksbill      (Unit 059)

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Division:     6. Magnoliophyta

     Class:           Magnoliopsida

          Subclass:      Rosidae

                 Order:         Geraniales

Distribution:   About 11 genera and about 700 spp.; widespread in temperate and warm-temperate regions, with relatively few tropical species. The largest genera are Geranium(300, cosmopolitan) and Pelargonium(250, chiefly South African).

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