Erodium macrophyllum
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Erodium macrophyllum is a species of flowering plant in the geranium family
known by the common name roundleaf stork's bill. It is native the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in open habitat such as grassland and scrub. This annual herb grows only a few centimeters high, forming a patch of slightly lobed, somewhat kidney-shaped to rounded leaves on long, slender petioles
. The inflorescence
is an umbel
of flowers with petals around a centimeter long and white in color, often tinted pinkish or purplish. The fruit has a fuzzy base and a long, narrow style which may reach 5 centimeters in length.
It has been proposed that this species be separated from the rest of genus Erodium
and placed into a monotypic genus of its own named California.
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 name roundleaf stork's bill. It is native the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in open habitat such as grassland and scrub. This annual herb grows only a few centimeters high, forming a patch of slightly lobed, somewhat kidney-shaped to rounded leaves on long, slender 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...
. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is an umbel
Umbel
An umbel is an inflorescence which consists of a number of short flower stalks which are equal in length and spread from a common point, somewhat like umbrella ribs....
of flowers with petals around a centimeter long and white in color, often tinted pinkish or purplish. The fruit has a fuzzy base and a long, narrow style which may reach 5 centimeters in length.
It has been proposed that this species be separated from the rest of genus Erodium
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...
and placed into a monotypic genus of its own named California.