Erodium

and California

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Erodium

Classification

Species

Clade I, Subclade 1

Subgenus Erodium

 - Section Erodium

 - Section Oxyrynchia

 - stephanianum group

Clade I, Subclade 2

Subgenus Barbata

 - Section  Absinthoidea

Clade II, Subclade 3

 - cygnorum group

Clade II, Subclade 4

 - botrys group

 - Section Cicutaria,

   - Subsection Cicutaria

   - Subsection Acaulia

 - Section Malacoidea

   - Subsection Reichardia

   - Subsection Malacoidea

 - Section Foetida

California

Literature and References

Notes

Erodium nervulosum L’Her

Perennial, thick, contorted, very short trunk from which flowering stems to 30cm with long white hairs.

Leaves: Leaves to 4cm, broadly ovate, cordate, usually 3-lobed, crenate adpressed hirsute, glandular; upper leaves entire to tripartite; stipules large, dark brown.

Inflorescence: Umbels of up to 10 flowers; sepals 5-7mm; mucro >2 mm; petals 10-16 mm, pale pink, slightly feathered rose on the upper 2 petals, or occasionally white; staminodes pink; stamen filaments pink; pollen yellow; stigma deep pink.

Fruit: Mericarp 6-7 mm; rostrum 5-7 cm.

2n=20 Guitt.

Distribution: endemic to South Italy, in sands and limestones.

Synonym: Erodium gussonei Ten.

Erodium nervulosum; picture by Andrea Moro; Comune di Padova, Orto Botanico., PD, Veneto, Italia, 26/4/05; CC BY-SA 4.0

Erodium nervulosum; picture by Andrea Moro; Comune di Padova, Orto Botanico., PD, Veneto, Italia, 26/4/05; CC BY-SA 4.0