Erodium
and California
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Clade I, Subclade 1
Subgenus Erodium
Clade I, Subclade 2
Subgenus Barbata
Clade II, Subclade 3
Clade II, Subclade 4
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Erodium medeense Batt.
Perennial; stems stout; everywhere hispid, with long eglandular hairs, grey, retrorse below, spreading or erect.
Leaves: Leaves entire; lower leaves on long petioles, thick, outline ovate, 3-
Inflorescence: Umbel bracts membranous, ovate-
Fruit: Rostrum 8-
Distribution: endemic to Algeria at Nado de Medea, Ben Chicao; grows in sand derived from Miocene sandstones which nourish a flora similar, often identical to maritime sands where E. munbyanum lives