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Etymology of Geranium dissectum: The name "Geranium" derives Greek "γερανός" [yeranos or geranos], meaning "crane". It is the name for the Geranium fruits which have a similar shape to the crane's beak. "Dissectum" is Latin which means "deeply cut" to describe its leaves.
There are 7 Geranium species/kinds in the wild Cypriot habitat. An 8th, Garanium pusillum has regionally extinct; it was present in several regions of Cyprus in 1977 according to Robert Desmond Meikle.
Geranium dissectum is neither a common plant nor a rare one. It appears in most Cyprus's regions at an altitude of up to 1375 metres in cultivated fields, waste ground, grasslands and roadsides.
How to identify Geranium dissectum:
Geranium dissectum's leaves (the lower leaves divided almost to base into deeply lobed or pinnatifid divisions) may be a bit similar to the ones of tuberosum, but their flowers are completely different. Dissectum's unique flowers are extremely small and dark pink / violet (petals less than 1 cm), whilst tuberosum has large light pink flowers with petals larger than 1 cm.
