Erodium ciconium (L.) L'Hér.

Long-Fruited Storksbill

Geraniaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Geraniaceae (Geranium family)
Genus: Erodium (Storksbill)

Synonyms

Erodium ciconium
Erodium cyconioides
Erodium gasparrinii
Erodium viscosum
Geranium ciconium

Related species

Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. - Common Stork's-Bill
Erodium lebelii Jord. - Sticky Stork's-Bill
Erodium moschatum (L.) L'Hér. - Musk Stork's-Bill
Erodium ciconium (L.) L'Hér. - Long-Fruited Storksbill

Traits


    30–60 cm tall. flowers: zygomorphic, reddish to violet. stamina: 10, the 5 outers without anthers. fruits: incl. beak 50–100 mm long, with a flat pit at the apex, without an annular furrow; fruit beak: corkscrew-like at fruit maturity. stem: herbaceous. leaves: lobed...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Erodium ciconium

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Ecology

Erodium ciconium

Erodium ciconium

Status

  • neophyte being in naturalization

Habitat

  • ruderal vegetation

  • in alkaline, dry habitats

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