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Geranium maculatum, the Spotted Cranesbill, Wood Geranium, or Wild Geranium is a woodland perennial plant native to Eastern North America.
This plant grows to a height of one to two feet, stands upright and is usually unbranched and hairy. The light blue, purple, or pink flowers are borne from spring to mid-summer. The leaves, which are 3 to 6 inches wide, grow on long petioles arising from the crowns. They are deeply parted into three or five divisions, each of which is again cleft and toothed. The rose-purple, pale or violet-purple flowers, which appear from April to June, are borne in loose clusters and are from 2½ to 3.8 cm (1-1½ inches) wide. The fruit capsule, which springs open when ripe, consists of five cells each containing one seed. The rootstock is 2 to 4 inches long, and is thick, with numerous branches and with sears showing the remains of stems of previous years. When dry it has a somewhat purplish color internally.
