Geraniaceae

Cutleaf stork's bill

Erodium laciniatum (Cav.) Willd.

Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Erodium

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: رقمة مشرشرة
English: Cutleaf stork's bill
Hebrew: מקור-חסידה מפוצל

Synonyms

Erodium affine Ten.
Erodium alexandrinum Delile
Erodium botrys C.A.Mey.
Erodium chium f. hispidum (C.Presl) Paol.
Erodium chium var. laciniatum (Cav.) Paol.
Erodium chium var. soluntinum (Tod.) Paol.
Erodium cinerascens Moris
Erodium decipiens Delile ex Ten.
Erodium hispidum C.Presl
Erodium involucratum Kunze
Erodium laciniatum f. brevimucronatum Pau
Erodium laciniatum f. glandulosopilosum Vierh.
Erodium laciniatum f. involucratum (Kunze) Sennen
Erodium laciniatum f. soluntinum (Tod.) Brumh.
Erodium laciniatum subsp. soluntinum (Tod.) Batt.
Erodium laciniatum subvar. hispidum (C.Presl) Nyman
Erodium laciniatum var. cavanillesii Willk. ex Halácsy
Erodium laciniatum var. dissectum Lojac.
Erodium laciniatum var. genuinum Pérez Lara
Erodium laciniatum var. hispanicum DC. ex Pau
Erodium laciniatum var. hispidum (C.Presl) Guss.
Erodium laciniatum var. intermedium Pérez Lara
Erodium laciniatum var. involucratum (Kunze) Willk. & Lange
Erodium laciniatum var. nevadense Ceballos & C.Vicioso ex Pau
Erodium laciniatum var. subintegrifolium Pérez Lara
Erodium leucophyllum C.Presl
Erodium pilosum Walp.
Erodium pyramidum C.Presl
Erodium reflexum Delile
Erodium soluntinum Tod.
Erodium strigosum Karel. ex Ledeb.
Erodium triangulare Muschl.
Erodium triangulare f. micranthum Maire & Weiller
Erodium triangulare subsp. laciniatum (Cav.) Maire
Erodium triangulare var. affine (Ten.) Vierh.
Erodium triangulare var. dissectum Jahand. & Maire
Erodium triangulare var. hispanicum DC. ex A.Bolòs
Erodium triangulare var. involucratum (Kunze) Jahand. & Maire
Geranium diphyllum L'Hér. ex DC.
Geranium laciniatum Cav.

and 2 more.

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Gideon Pisanty, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.