Erodium gruinum, Long-beaked stork's-bill, Crane stork's bill,
Iranian stork's bill, מקור-חסידה גדול
 
Scientific name:  Erodium gruinum (L.) L'Hér.
Common name:  Long-beaked stork's-bill, crane stork's bill, Iranian stork's bill
Hebrew name:   מקור-חסידה גדול
Family:  Geraniaceae, גרניים

Erodium gruinum, Long-beaked stork's-bill, Crane stork's bill, Iranian stork's bill, מקור-חסידה גדול
Date Picture Taken: February 16, 2007

 
Life form:  Therophyte, annual
Leaves:  Alternate, compound, pinnate, dentate or serrate
Flowers:  Blue, violet
Flowering Period:   February, March, April, May
Habitat:   Batha, Phrygana
Distribution:  Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts
Chorotype:   Mediterranean
Summer shedding:  Ephemeral

Erodium gruinum, Long-beaked stork's-bill, Crane stork's bill, Iranian stork's bill, מקור-חסידה גדול
Date Picture Taken: August 4, 2008


Derivation of the botanical name:
Erodium, Greek erodios, a heron; the carpels of these plants resemble the head and beak of a heron.
gruinum, grus, crane; inus, belonging to or resembling; crane like.
  • 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.

Erodium gruinum, Long-beaked stork's-bill, Crane stork's bill, Iranian stork's bill, מקור-חסידה גדול
Date Picture Taken: March 3, 2008