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The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

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Geranium solanderi Carolin
Native Geranium

Reference
Proc.Linn.Soc.New South Wales 89:350-353 (1965)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, open, prostrate perennial, herb, to 0.3 m high. Fl. pink-blue, Aug or Oct to Dec. Black or yellow sand, brown or red or grey sandy loam, brown sandy clay, gravel, laterite, granite, limestone. Rock crevices, hills, slopes, sand dunes, beside lakes, coastal areas.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 11 October 2004

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Boddington, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Busselton, Cambridge, Chittering, Cranbrook, Dandaragan, Denmark, Donnybrook-Balingup, Esperance, Harvey, Joondalup, Katanning, Mandurah, Manjimup, Murray, Nannup, Perth, Plantagenet, Rockingham, Waroona.