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Herb Robert

herb robert

In folklore it is said to be protected by ‘Robin Goodfellow’ to harm it “is to court disaster, your house might well be struck by lightning, and if you keep a cow, its milk may be turned to blood. Not nice on your porridge.”

Information

Latin name: Geranium Robertianum

Family: Geraniaceae

Folk name: red robin, death come quickly, storksbill, fox geranium, stinking bob, squinter-pip, crow's foot.

Habitat: Woods, hedge banks, stony places, walls & gardens

Part Used: Leaves

Medicinal Use: Used to ease internal bleeding

Wikipedia Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geranium_robertianum

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