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Erodium cicutarium

common stork's bill

Other common names
alfilaria
common heron's bill
see moremusk clover
pin clover
pin grass
red-stem filaree
wild musk
pink needle
pig y crëyr cegidaidd
Synonyms
Erodium sabulicolum
Erodium parviflorum
see moreErodium triviale
Erodium commixtum
Erodium pimpinellifolium
Erodium cicutarium var. sabulicola
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Botanical details
Family
Geraniaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
Yes
Genus

Erodium

Genus description

Erodium can be annuals, perennials or subshrubs, some evergreen, with lobed or pinnately divided leaves and bowl-shaped, 5-petalled flowers in summer

Name status

Correct

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