Herb Robert / إبرة الراهب

Robert Geranium / Red Robin

Geranium robertianum L.

General View, April. This photo is available under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC 4.0 License.

Edibility and Usage

Edibility
Edible
Edible part
  • Flowers
  • Leaves
Preparation
  • Herbal tea
Blooming period
March to June
Foraging period
January to March
Seed collection period
July to August

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • Pink
Leaf type
  • Dissected
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Geranium
Family
Geraniaceae
Wikidata item
Q160096
GBIF Item
Geranium robertianum L. (2890668)

References

  1. Hamami, R.(2021).From Crown Anemone to Buchy Bean Caper.Ramallah:A.M. Qattan Foundation.(English and Arabic)
  2. Geranium robertianum L. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-30.
  3. Edible Wild Food. Geranium robertianum L. (2022, May 30).

Citation

Geranium robertianum L. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/797 accessed via barari.org on 2/18/2026.

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