Japanese name: マルバフウロ（丸葉風露） Scientific name:Geranium rotundifolium
[Overview]
A biennial 10–20 cm tall, seen along roadsides and similar places.
The whole plant is covered with many hairs and has a grayish tinge.
There are basal leaves and leaves alternate on the stem; they are reniform-round, palmately divided into 5–9 lobes, the lobes are further cut, and they have petioles.
An inflorescence arises opposite a leaf and bears flowers two at a time; the flowers are pale reddish purple, 5-petaled, and about 0.5 cm across.
The surface of the fruit is densely covered with hairs.
The seeds have a net-like pattern.
[History]
It was first recorded in Okayama, Okayama in 2000.
