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 schemachense  Grossheim

Dioecious Perennial with thick multiheaded rhizome; stems 5-20cm, thickly covered with leaves.

Leaves: leaves oblong, pinnately dissected, with very small obtuse lobes, densely and finely grey hairy.

Inflorescence: umbels of 2-3 flowers; sepals 4-7 mm, elliptic with a short acute tip, hairy; petals 7-10 mm, pink.

Fruit: rostrum c 2 cm.

Distribution: endemic to Azerbaizan; Baku; rocks in the subalpine belt.