Common stork's-bill
Erodium cicutarium
About
Erodium cicutarium, also known as common stork's-bill, redstem filaree, redstem stork's bill or pinweed, is a herbaceous annual – or in warm climates, biennial – member of the family Geraniaceae of flowering plants. It is native to Macaronesia, temperate Eurasia and north and northeast Africa, and was introduced to North America in the eighteenth century, where it has since become naturalized, particularly in the deserts and arid grasslands of the southwestern United States.
- Family
- Geraniaceae
How to use it
Common stork's-bill can be used for ground cover in arid landscapes, helping to prevent soil erosion. Its resilience in dry conditions makes it a valuable addition to gardens in similar climates.
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Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Erodium cicutarium
- Slug
- erodium-cicutarium
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Geraniaceae
- Genus
- Erodium
- Species
- cicutarium
- Wikidata QID
- Q157726
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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