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Redstem Stork's-bill

Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér.

Alfilaria · Bec de grue commun · Becco di gru comune

Descrizione

Erodium cicutarium, also known as common stork's-bill, redstem filaree, redstem stork's bill or pinweed, is a herbaceous annual – or in warm climates, biennial – member of the family Geraniaceae of flowering plants. It is native to Macaronesia, temperate Eurasia and north and northeast Africa, and was introduced to North America in the eighteenth century, where it has since become naturalized, particularly in the deserts and arid grasslands of the southwestern United States.

Classificazione

Regno
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Ordine
Geraniales
Famiglia
Geraniaceae
Genere
Erodium