Erodium botrys
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Erodium botrys is a species of flowering plant in the geranium family
known by the common names long-beaked stork's bill and broadleaf filaree. This is a weedy annual herb which is native to much of Eurasia and North Africa but is found in many other areas of the world as an introduced species
, including Australia, New Zealand, and parts of the Americas. The plant starts from a flat rosette of highly lobed green leaves on red petioles
. It grows to heights of anywhere from 10 to 90 centimeters with somewhat hairy stems and foliage. It bears small flowers with hairy, pointed sepal
s surrounding five purple-streaked lavender petals. The filaree
fruit is quite long, its style reaching up to 12 centimeters in length.
Geraniaceae
Geraniaceae is a family of flowering plants placed in the order Geraniales. The family name is derived from the genus Geranium. It includes both the genus Geranium and the garden plants called geraniums, which modern botany classifies as genus Pelargonium, along with other related genera.There are...
known by the common names long-beaked stork's bill and broadleaf filaree. This is a weedy annual herb which is native to much of Eurasia and North Africa but is found in many other areas of the world as an introduced species
Introduced species
An introduced species — or neozoon, alien, exotic, non-indigenous, or non-native species, or simply an introduction, is a species living outside its indigenous or native distributional range, and has arrived in an ecosystem or plant community by human activity, either deliberate or accidental...
, including Australia, New Zealand, and parts of the Americas. The plant starts from a flat rosette of highly lobed green leaves on red petioles
Petiole (botany)
In botany, the petiole is the stalk attaching the leaf blade to the stem. The petiole usually has the same internal structure as the stem. Outgrowths appearing on each side of the petiole are called stipules. Leaves lacking a petiole are called sessile, or clasping when they partly surround the...
. It grows to heights of anywhere from 10 to 90 centimeters with somewhat hairy stems and foliage. It bears small flowers with hairy, pointed sepal
Sepal
A sepal is a part of the flower of angiosperms . Collectively the sepals form the calyx, which is the outermost whorl of parts that form a flower. Usually green, sepals have the typical function of protecting the petals when the flower is in bud...
s surrounding five purple-streaked lavender petals. The filaree
Erodium
Erodium is a genus of the botanical family Geraniaceae. The genus includes about 60 species, for the most part originating in the Mediterranean or Western Asian regions...
fruit is quite long, its style reaching up to 12 centimeters in length.