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Common name

English: Redstem Stork's Bill

German: Gewöhnlicher Reiherschnabel, Schierlings-Reiherschnabel

Mandarin: 芹叶牻牛儿苗 (qin ye mang niu er miao)

Portuguese: Bico De Cegonha

Spanish: Aguja De Pastor

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Geraniales (35)

        Family: Geraniaceae (17)(family description)

          Genus: Erodium (3)

            Epithet: cicutarium (L.) L'Hérit. (1)

cicutarium => refers to the leaves which resemble the leaves of Cicuta - Conium maculatum

Characteristics

Climate: temperate

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: violet, pink, white

External links

Check for Erodium cicutarium at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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