Erodium cicutarium, Common stork's-bill, Hemlock geranium,
מקור-חסידה גזור
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| | Scientific name: |
| Erodium cicutarium (L.) L’Hér. |
| Common name: |
| Common stork's-bill, Hemlock geranium |
| Hebrew name: |
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| Family: |
| Geraniaceae, גרניים |
Date Picture Taken: Month xx, 200x
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| | Life form: |
| Therophyte, annual |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, dissectedtwice or more |
| Flowers: |
| Pink |
| Flowering Period: |
| February, March, April, May |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts |
| Chorotype: |
| Euro-Siberian - Med - Irano-Turanian |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: January 3, 2008
Derivation of the botanical name:
Erodium, Greek erodios, a heron; the carpels of these plants resemble the head and beak of a heron.
cicutarium, cicuta, hemlock, poison from the hemlock; arius, connected to or possessed by; pertaining to hemlock.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
- The standard author abbreviation L’Hér. is used to indicate Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle (1746 – 1800), a French botanist and magistrate.
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