Csővár Castle - Csővár, Ungarn

Position:

GPS-Koordinaten: Breiten 47°49'18", Längengrad 19°18'24" (N47 49.3 - E19 18.4) Karte

Small five-petalled pink flower of a Herb-Robert (Geranium robertianum), also known as red robin, storksbill or mountain cranesbill

The appearance of the fruit capsule of the Herb-Robert (Geranium robertianum) or storksbill looks like the bill of a stork or a crane, also that's why the Geranium plant family is called "cranesbill". It is also known as a medicinal herb, in the traditional herbalism (herbal medicine) it was used for diarrhea, toothache, healing wounds and to treat inflammation and bleeding. The second part of its Latin name (robertianum) was given by the famous Swedish botanist Carl von Linné, who allegedly named the plant after his friend Robert, who had a similar foot odor as the smell of the stinky flower (reminds to the burning tires). Of course it's hard to decide if the legend is true or not.