Bloody Crane's-bill

Geranium sanguineum

Common & widespread throughout Britain.

The flowering period extends from May to October.

The flowers are hermaphrodite and pollinated by insects (entomophily).

The most common flower visitors are Syrphidae and Hymenoptera, but also butterflies and Coleoptera.

The fruit is a schizocarp that breaks up into five mericarps when ripe.