Blooms: April-July
Habit: herb
Duration: annual
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Distribution: Widely distributed throughout Washington; widely distributed throughout North America.
Habitat: Dry plains and hillsides, low to moderate elevations.
Habit: herb
Duration: annual
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Distribution: Widely distributed throughout Washington; widely distributed throughout North America.
Habitat: Dry plains and hillsides, low to moderate elevations.
Species Description:
General: Annual, the stem 0.3-3 dm. tall, reddish, the nodes swollen.
Leaves: Leaves mostly basal, pinnate-pinnatifid to pinnately divided and the ultimate divisions very narrow; stipules interpetiolar, acute.
Flowers: Inflorescence of umbels on long, axillary peduncles; flowers few, 10-15 mm. broad; sepals 5, distinct, bristly, with a needle-like tip; petals 5, pink, the claw with marginal hairs; filaments 10, distinct, alternating long and short, only the longer ones with anthers; styles 5, persistent, 2.5-5 cm. long, spirally twisting at maturity.
Fruits: Carpels 5, sharp-pointed at the base.
General: Annual, the stem 0.3-3 dm. tall, reddish, the nodes swollen.
Leaves: Leaves mostly basal, pinnate-pinnatifid to pinnately divided and the ultimate divisions very narrow; stipules interpetiolar, acute.
Flowers: Inflorescence of umbels on long, axillary peduncles; flowers few, 10-15 mm. broad; sepals 5, distinct, bristly, with a needle-like tip; petals 5, pink, the claw with marginal hairs; filaments 10, distinct, alternating long and short, only the longer ones with anthers; styles 5, persistent, 2.5-5 cm. long, spirally twisting at maturity.
Fruits: Carpels 5, sharp-pointed at the base.
Accepted Name:
Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Ait.Synonyms:
(none)
Treated in Flora of the PNW as:
Erodium cicutarium
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria Specimens: View list of Erodium cicutarium specimens in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WTU Herbarium Specimens: View list of Erodium cicutarium specimens in the WTU Herbarium database.
Washington Flora Checklist: Erodium cicutarium treatment.
E-Flora BC: Erodium cicutarium atlas page.
CalPhotos: Erodium cicutarium images.
USDA Plants Database: Erodium cicutarium.
Ben Legler, 2003
Ben Legler, 2003
Ben Legler, 2004
Ben Legler, 2004
Ben Legler, 2004
Jim Riley
H. Tim Gladwin, 1987
Richard Old
Chris Wood, 2009
G. D. Carr, 2006
G. D. Carr, 2006
G. D. Carr, 2006
G. D. Carr, 2006
Ray Izumi, 2012
Douglas Houck, 2012
Ron Bockelman, 2011
Ron Bockelman, 2011
Ron Bockelman, 2011
Ron Bockelman, 2011
Ron Bockelman, 2011
Ron Bockelman, 2011
Ron Bockelman, 2012
Ron Bockelman, 2012
Ron Bockelman, 2012
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