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Three Lobed Stork's Bill

Erodium chium

Also called Three Lobed Stalk's Bill

Three Lobed Stork's Bill
Photo: Yan Wong from Oxford, CC BY 2.0

Erodium chium is a small annual wild plant of the Geranium family, native to the Mediterranean region and Macaronesia. It is rarely grown deliberately; the key to growing it is a sunny, well-drained spot, as it is a weedy, short-lived annual.

Family
Geraniaceae (Geranium family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly, letting the soil dry between waterings; it tolerates dry conditions well.
Soil
Poor to moderate, free-draining soil; tolerates sandy or stony ground.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect from frost.
How easy
Easy
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Macaronesia, Medit. to Eritrea
Climate
subtropical

About

Erodium chium is a species of flowering plant in the family Geraniaceae.

Other Erodium plants

Erodium alnifolium · Longbeak stork's bill · Shortfruit stork's bill · Erodium chrysanthum · Common stork's bill · Common Stork's-bill · Erodium glandulosum · Garden Stork's Bill · Musky stork's bill · Stork's bill

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Erodium chium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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