Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Aiton subsp. cicutarium
common stork's-bill (redstem stork's bill)
Geraniaceae (Geranium family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
common stork's-bill (redstem stork's bill)
Geraniaceae (Geranium family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Photograph
© Werner Eigelsreiter (Photo ID #7117)
Map
Distribution of Erodium cicutarium subsp. cicutarium
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Species Information
General:
Annual herb from a taproot; stems decumbent to erect, spreading-hairy, reddish with swollen nodes, 3-40 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves pinnately divided with narrow incised segments, oblong in outline, stiff-hairy, 3-10 cm long; stem leaves similar, few, opposite, reduced upwards; stipules abruptly pointed.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of few, small, axillary, umbrella-shaped clusters of flowers; petals pink to purple, sometimes whitish, 3-8 mm long, the claw fringed with long hairs; sepals slightly shorter than the petals, bristle-tipped to awned with a fringed claw.
Fruits:
Carpels, spindle-shaped, sharp-pointed at the base; styles long-beaked, 3-4 cm long, twisting at maturity; seeds 1 per segment, glabrous.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia