Flowering plantsIn Ottawa County, Ohio

Herb Robert

Geranium robertianum L.

Herb Robert in all of Ohio
Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)
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Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Near Ottawa County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (63)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (21)
  • Recorded, season not shown (4)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Herb Robert by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler CountyNo qualifying records yet
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clark CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clermont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yet
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yet
Cuyahoga County32 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yet
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie County41 · Recorded, season not shown
Fairfield CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hamilton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hocking CountyNo qualifying records yet
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yet
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas CountyNo qualifying records yet
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yet
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yet
Muskingum CountyNo qualifying records yet
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yet
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yet
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yet
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Summit County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyNo qualifying records yet
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yet
Union CountyNo qualifying records yet
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Ottawa County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 23 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ottawa County · records of all species each week, 13,333 in all

Records per week from 23 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Herb Robert in Ottawa County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Herb RobertYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100042
Jan 11–170040
Jan 18–240041
Jan 25–310014
Feb 1–70022
Feb 8–140022
Feb 15–210037
Feb 22–280078
Mar 1–70065
Mar 8–140041
Mar 15–210062
Mar 22–280079
Mar 29 – Apr 40079
Apr 5–110080
Apr 12–1800189
Apr 19–2500235
Apr 26 – May 211203
May 3–911557
May 10–16331,468
May 17–23541,043
May 24–3011430
May 31 – Jun 632351
Jun 7–1300223
Jun 14–2000267
Jun 21–2722463
Jun 28 – Jul 433405
Jul 5–1133376
Jul 12–1800448
Jul 19–2500387
Jul 26 – Aug 100406
Aug 2–800430
Aug 9–1500814
Aug 16–2200447
Aug 23–2900353
Aug 30 – Sep 500430
Sep 6–1200406
Sep 13–1900448
Sep 20–2600366
Sep 27 – Oct 300274
Oct 4–1000280
Oct 11–1700169
Oct 18–2400136
Oct 25–3111105
Nov 1–70081
Nov 8–1400136
Nov 15–210040
Nov 22–280053
Nov 29 – Dec 50051
Dec 6–120036
Dec 13–190031
Dec 20–260042
Dec 27 – Jan 20052

Reported in flower

Only 3 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No records here show fruit yet, so there is no fruiting season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Late April to late September, middle week May 31 – Jun 6

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 300 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 236 dates. Latest record: October 2025.

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Records of Herb Robert in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Herb RobertYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10116,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7116,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28116,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–212112,620
Mar 22–282213,949
Mar 29 – Apr 41119,661
Apr 5–111126,860
Apr 12–180039,925
Apr 19–255341,623
Apr 26 – May 28456,391
May 3–911552,952
May 10–1635753,785
May 17–2331857,698
May 24–3035854,651
May 31 – Jun 631753,099
Jun 7–1322753,700
Jun 14–2013756,625
Jun 21–279655,361
Jun 28 – Jul 49558,477
Jul 5–1113761,336
Jul 12–184364,722
Jul 19–257569,753
Jul 26 – Aug 14359,416
Aug 2–89259,712
Aug 9–157455,994
Aug 16–226354,328
Aug 23–291151,772
Aug 30 – Sep 56257,167
Sep 6–123359,075
Sep 13–193354,543
Sep 20–262245,860
Sep 27 – Oct 32143,180
Oct 4–101137,841
Oct 11–175430,824
Oct 18–241121,156
Oct 25–314319,021
Nov 1–70014,172
Nov 8–141112,621
Nov 15–21117,965
Nov 22–28118,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5116,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported in flower

No flowering season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.

Reported in fruit

Only 3 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Geranium recorded in Ottawa County

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Redstem Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium303 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • wild geranium Geranium maculatum137 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Cut-leaved crane's-bill Geranium dissectum47 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Bloody Crane's-bill Geranium sanguineum29 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • spreading chervil Chaerophyllum procumbens23 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: recorded
  2. Feb: recorded
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in December, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed47%49%
Forest42%31%
Wetland4%5%
Open water3%3%
Barren2%0.6%
Farmland1%11%
Grassland and shrub1%0.9%

From 172 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

300 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.