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 cazorlanum  Heywood

An eglandular tufted perennial.

Leaves up to 5cm, oblong, pinnate, blue or blue-green, eglandular. Leaflets ovate, pinnatifid to dentate, with it segments ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate. Stipules brown or whitish.

Inflorescence: Umbels of 3-9 flowers; bracts lanceolate to ovate, slightly pubescent; peduncles 14-18cm, sepals 8-10mm; petals 10mm; lilac to pale lilac (almost white), upper two petals feathered red-purple. Flowers June to August.

Fruit: Rostrum 30-40 mm; mericarps 8-9 mm; foveoles with no furrow beneath. 2n=80

Distribution: Spain: endemic to South Spain, Jura and Murcia: Sierra de Cazorla(J), Sierra del Segura (J), Sierra Seca (Mu).

Notes: This is  member of the Erodium daucoides complex.

Erodium cazorlanum at Wisley, 12/07/1990

Erodium cazorlanum, research beds at Cambridge Botanical Garden, 05/06/1993

Erodium cazorlanum (labelled as daucoides cazorlanum); Marie Addymans Collection at Hampton Court Show, 08/07/1993