Erodium acaule Bech. & Thell.

Érodium acaule (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Geraniales > Geraniaceae > Erodium l'hér.

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread autochory
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

The leafy shoots are cooked and eaten.
Uses -
Edible flowers leaves roots tubers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Erodium acaule habit picture by francois tissot (cc-by-sa)
Erodium acaule habit picture by Régine Pappalardo (cc-by-sa)
Erodium acaule habit picture by DOMINIQUE BLANC (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Erodium acaule leaf picture by Martine Potier (cc-by-sa)
Erodium acaule leaf picture by Scarabello Michele (cc-by-sa)
Erodium acaule leaf picture by Lugifa Lugifa (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Erodium acaule flower picture by Michael Xanthakis (cc-by-sa)
Erodium acaule flower picture by Benoit Sappe (cc-by-sa)
Erodium acaule flower picture by Mireille Roubaud (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Erodium acaule fruit picture by Régine Pappalardo (cc-by-sa)
Erodium acaule fruit picture by Klein Andres (cc-by-sa)
Erodium acaule fruit picture by E-Ping Rau (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Erodium acaule world distribution map, present in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Algeria, France, Croatia, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Malta, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:372131-1
WFO ID wfo-0000676689
COL ID 6GQLH
BDTFX ID 25035
INPN ID 96876
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Erodium acaule Erodium cariotii Erodium caucalifolium Erodium romanum (burm.f.) l'hér. Geranium acaule Geranium pinnatifidum Geranium potentilloides Geranium romanum