Robert's Geranium (Geranium robertianum) is an introduced herbaceous weed. It is probably best known for its bright pink flowers and distinctly unpleasant smell if the foliage is crushed or bruised (earning it another common name, "Stinky Bob"). It is rumoured to be edible and has been used for a variety of medicinal uses, although at least one website cautions that there has been very little testing of side effects. It is one of the few non-native plants which can invade shady forests and I have seen it moving into some of the older forests on southern Vancouver Island.
Geranium is greek for "little crane's bill", in reference to the shape of the fruit.
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