Species

Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér.

Common Stork's-Bill

Geraniaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

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

Synonyms

Erodium cicutarium
Erodium aethiopicum
Erodium aethiopicum subsp. pilosum
Erodium arenarium
Erodium ballii
Erodium bipinnatum
Erodium chaerophyllum
Erodium cicutarium subsp. bipinnatum
Erodium cicutarium subsp. dunense
Erodium cicutarium subsp. jacquinianum
Erodium cicutarium subsp. microphyllum
Erodium cicutarium subsp. ontigolanum
Erodium cicutarium subsp. pimpinellifolium
Erodium cicutarium var. primulaceum
Erodium danicum
Erodium glutinosum
Erodium glutinosum subsp. dunense
Erodium jacquinianum
Erodium lebelii subsp. marcuccii
Erodium marcuccii
Erodium microphyllum
Erodium pilosum
Erodium pimpinellifolium
Erodium praecox
Erodium primulaceum
Erodium salzmannii
Erodium staphylinum
Erodium sublyratum
Erodium tenuisectum
Erodium tocranum
Geranium aethiopicum
Geranium cicutarium
Geranium pilosum
Geranium praecox

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


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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Erodium cicutarium

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.


Distribution in Germany

Erodium cicutarium

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Erodium cicutarium

Erodium cicutarium

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths, ruderal vegetation, fields, vineyards

  • in dry habitats

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