Pan India Bouquets

Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér.

Family : Geraniaceae
(Geranium Family)
Family (Hindi name) : RATANJOT FAMILY (रतनजोत फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Geraniaceae
Synonym(s) : Erodium tenuisectum Lange; Erodium triviale Jord.; Erodium verbenifolium Delile; Geranium arenicola Steud.; Geranium chaerophyllum Cav.; Geranium cicutarium L.; Geranium pentandrum Gilib.; Geranium petroselinum (L'Hér. ex DC.) L'Hér. ex Webb & Berthel.; Geranium pimpinellifolium With.; Myrrhina inodora Rupr.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér.
Common name : Redstem filaree, Redstem stork's bill, Common stork's-bill, Pinweed
Habit : Annual herb
Habitat : Bare, sandy, grassy places
Comments / notes : A plant of variable size and pubescence. Common in hills from 700-2400 m.
Flower, Fruit : March-April
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Macaronesia, Temperate Eurasia to North & North-East Africa
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Tropical and warm temperate regions of the world
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 89
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Erodium cicutarium. Downloaded on 28 June 2022.