Erodium

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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 oxyrhinchum Bieb.

Perennial; short woody perennial basal stem, or short knotty branched caudex; stems and petioles cover with fine dense hairs.

Leaves subround to triangular-ovate, lower leaves entire, upper leaves 3-5-sect, bluntly acute toothed, lobes ovate, pruinose.

Inflorescence: annual flowering stems long, thin, 2mm diam., prostrate to ascending, 20-50cm;; umbels of 2-5 flowers; bracts small, narrow lanceolate to linear, 6-8mm long 1.5mm  wide at base, not fused; sepals rather long acute, long mucro, 3mm; petals same length or slightly longer, 6-7mm, purple, narrow, not touching.

Fruit: rostrum 12-14 cm; mericarp 4-6(-7) mm, without transverse wrinkle below apex; awn feathery.

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Distribution: dry places from Egypt to the Caucasus: Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia: described from Russian East Caucasus, dry hilly places near river Cyrum