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 brachycarpum (Godr.)Thell.

Annual herb, stems hairy, glandular, 10-40cm from seedling rosette.

Leaves oblong or long-oblong, rather hard shiny, few haired to glabrous, shallowly lobed, upper leaves pinnatisect.

Inflorescence: first umbel stemless from seedling rosette, then branches develop and umbels are axillary; flowers 15-22mm across, dull purple, petals with dark central nerve, broader on upper two petals; sepals are not at all red tipped. Mericarp 7-8mm, not more; only 1 furrow below foveole which is pilose; beak 65-90mm, not more; beak is red at base and green at tip; cotyledons have only one incision. 2n=40

Distribution: origin N. Africa; now Spain, Canaries, Morocco, Algeria; found on schists, sandstones and barren soils; it has spread in wool to Chile, Australia, RSA, USA (Oregon), reimported into Belgium, Britain.