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 battandierianum Rouy

A stemless perennial, leaves and flowering stems arising from ground level.

Leaves: entire to 3 lobed, with round teeth, on rather long petioles, hairy and somewhat shiny.

Inflorescence: umbels of 5-8 flowers, pale violet-pink, with a silvery reverse; petals ± equal, not marked but deep centred due to dark claw to the petal; anthers and stigma dark red; pollen orange.

Fruit: Mericarps without an infrafoveolar furrow; beak dark red, 20-30mm long, 2n=20

Distribution: endemic to Algeria: Kabylie, Chabet el Akra, Dj. Marouf, Dj. Babor on calcareous rocks.

Notes: Similar in appearance to E. trifolium ssp. montanum but lacks blotches on petals. Two upper petals are sometimes broader and darker.

Erodium battandierianum at RHS Wisley Garden, UK - 01/05/1996

Erodium battandierianum at RHS Wisley Garden, UK - 01/05/1996

Erodium battandierianum at RHS Wisley Garden, UK - 06/06/1997