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 micropetalum  Boiss. et Hausskn.

Clade I; Subclade 2; Subgenus Barbata ; Section Absinthoidea; Cedrorum Group.

Perennial with few lax rosettes; stems diffuse or spreading, 10-30cm long, retrosely strigose below, bearing several long, glandular-pubescent peduncles.

Leaves: basal leaves laxly 2-pinnatisect, blade oblong5-7cm, segments with lanceolate lacinae, eglandulose, and adpressed pilose.

Sepals 4.5-6mm in flower, often glandular-pubescent, reflexed, awn1-3.5mm; petals white, cuneate, equal length to sepals.

Beak 5-7cm, stout.

Distribution: Türkiye, Bergt Dagt, Cataonia, Seyhan,Bakir Dag, Maras Dag, Goksan, Hubek Dag, Bulghar Dag, Ahir Dag; in rocky limestone slopes and by rivulets 1700-2400m; flowers June-July.

Remarks: close to E. cedrorum but differs in indumentum and petal characters, peduncle, pedicel, sepal and awn.

First published in P.E.Boissier, Fl. Orient. 1: 889 (1867)