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Eastern Stork's Bill

Erodium crinitum

Also called Blue Heron's Bill, Blue Crowfoot, Blue Stork's Bill, Wild Geranium

Eastern Stork's Bill
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0
Family
Geraniaceae (Geranium family)
Grows as
Annual
Native range
Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Erodium crinitum is a species of flowering plant native to mainland Australia.

Where it grows

Erodium crinitum is native to Australia, where it is known from all mainland states (New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, and Western Australia) and the Northern Territory. It grows in woodland, grassland, shrubland, and mallee habitats. It is capable of growing in all soil types but is most prevalent in sandy soils.

Other Erodium plants

Erodium acaule · Erodium alnifolium · Erodium astragaloides · Longbeak stork's bill · Shortfruit stork's bill · Three Lobed Stork's Bill · Erodium chrysanthum · Common stork's bill · Common Stork's-bill · Australian stork's bill · Erodium glandulosum · Heron's Bill

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Erodium crinitum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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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