hi friends
what is this plant name?

we have it here too I don't know, we call it a weed

We also have it, but I don't remember what it does: bloom, seed, etc.

It reminds me of Carolina Cranesbill (Geranium carolinianum)

I was thinking the same thing, Lin

My first thought also, but... Unknown_Gardener's plant has a palmate leaf so not any Cranesbill.

I wonder if it might actually be Creeping Buttercup (Ranunculus repens) which is found in Europe, Asia and parts of Africa.



I used to have both Creeping Buttercup and Carolina Geranium growing in the lawn at our old house and I had trouble distinguishing the two when not in bloom.

Look at the first photo. The leaf structure is palmate (note the little petioles) but the leaflets are compound. The geranium and the buttercup both have compound leaves but, they aren't palmate and compound.

All those plants grow here and I am certain they are all different.

There are many geranium species occur in and arround mediterranean (most geranium sp occurs here) and their leaves are quite varies.
Geranium canescens is an example of palmopinnate, looks similar but not precise to the OP's plant...

I guess it could still be some sort of Wild Geranium sp. flowers will help much for ID-ing, when present.

Looks like "herb Robert" - Geranium robertianum
Very stinky when you pull it out, which you should do every time you see it.

Here's our database entry for Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum) and a couple of photos from that entry:

Pull one up and smell it.

plantladylin said:Here's our database entry for Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum) and a couple of photos from that entry:

• Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)
• Uploaded by KentPfeiffer

• Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)
• Uploaded by bonitin

Thank you very much plantladylin

Iochroma said:Looks like "herb Robert" - Geranium robertianum
Very stinky when you pull it out, which you should do every time you see it.

Thank you so very much Iochroma

DaisyI said:Pull one up and smell it.

I wouldn't pull it up without a for sure identification...

To me... it looks like some type of dicentra...
squirrel corn or something...

In Iran? I dunno, did you purchase any shade flowers?

stone said:I wouldn't pull it up without a for sure identification...

To me... it looks like some type of dicentra...
squirrel corn or something...

In Iran? I dunno, did you purchase any shade flowers?

• Bleeding Heart (Dicentra 'Luxuriant')
• Uploaded by chelle

yes, in Iran.no purchase

Instantly when I saw the photo, my thought also was Herb Robert...Robert's Geranium. Around here (I live along the Puget Sound in Washington state) people also call this plant STINKY BOB. A friend who works on trail management for a county park in Quilcene, WA has described to me how invasive it is and how it's really taking over a lot of native plant habitat in the area where she works.

In my own experience here, I've seen it be become very invasive.

The smell will tell you. I can't describe it but I'm pretty sure that when you smell it you will not think it's pleasant. Do not invite this plant into your garden. Yes, it is lovely to look at, but INVASIVE.

Does look like Herb Robert. This plant is native to much of the northern hemisphere although that is disputed. Not invasive here, tends towards being biennial. A friend remembers it from a childhood in Germany and can't get it to grow- so far.