Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Aiton
Stork's-bill (common stork's-bill; green mushroom pimple; orange mushroom pimple; redstem stork's bill)
Geraniaceae (Geranium family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Stork's-bill (common stork's-bill; green mushroom pimple; orange mushroom pimple; redstem stork's bill)
Geraniaceae (Geranium family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Erodium cicutarium ssp. cicutarium
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.
Habitat and Range
Mesic to dry fields, woodlands and waste places in the lowland, steppe and montane zones; common in SW and SC BC; introduced from Eurasia.Status Information
| Origin Status | Provincial Status | BC List (Red Blue List) | COSEWIC |
|---|---|---|---|
| SNA (2019) | Exotic | Not Listed |
BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer.