Geraniaceae

Iranian stork's bill

Erodium gruinum (L.) L'Hér.

Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Erodium

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Iranian stork's bill (Erodium gruinum) — FlowerPhoto: Chaym Turak, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (7)

Arabic: رقمة رافعية
Czech: Pumpava jeřábí
English: Iranian stork's bill
Hebrew: מקור-חסידה גדול, מקור חסידה גדול
Slovak: Bocianik žeriaví
Swedish: Spåmansnäva
Turkish: Kargadıdağı

Synonyms

Erodium gruinum f. cyrenaicum Pamp.
Erodium gruinum var. subpinnatum Brumh.
Erodium monsonioides Steud. ex Boiss.
Erodium tordilioides Viv.
Geranium gruinum L.
Geranium uniflorum Pacho

Flowers

In flower: February to April (from 43 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Biennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Chaym Turak, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Pantazi Katerina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: izik izikk, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Grzegorz Grzejszczak, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mike W, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: mike, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.