Geraniaceae
Musky stork's bill
Erodium moschatum
- Family
- Geraniaceae
- Genus
- Erodium
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Common names
By language (18)
- Afrikaans
- Draaiboor, Horlosie, Muskusgras, Turknael
- Arabic
- رقمة مسكية
- arz
- رقمه مسكيه
- Catalan
- Herba del mesc
- Chinese
- 麝香尨牛儿苗, 麝香牻牛兒苗, 麝香尨牛兒苗, 麝香牻牛儿苗
- Czech
- Pumpava pižmová
- English
- Musky stork's bill
- Finnish
- Myskikurjennokka
- German
- Moschus-Reiherschnabel
- Hebrew
- מקור-חסידה מצוי
- hsb
- Wonjata kosyčka
- Persian
- نوک لکلکی معطر
- Portuguese
- Agulha de pastor moscada, Agulha moscada, Agulha-de-pastor-moscada, Agulha-moscada, Agulheira moscada, Agulheira-moscada, Almiscareira, Bico de cegonha moscado
- Slovak
- Bocianik pižmový
- Slovenian
- Muškatni čapljevec
- Spanish
- Almizcleña, Pico de cigueña primero, Pico de cigüena con olor a almizcle
- Swedish
- Mysknäva
- Welsh
- Pig-y-crëyr fwsg
Synonyms
- Erodium allotrichum Steud. ex A.Rich.
- Erodium australe Salzm. ex Nyman
- Erodium cicutarium var. allotrichum (Steud. ex A.Rich.) Hochr.
- Erodium dentatum Dumort.
- Erodium moschatum f. praecox (Lange) Samp.
- Erodium moschatum var. australe Salzm. ex Nyman
- Erodium moschatum var. maculatum Maire
- Erodium moschatum var. minor Rouy & Foucaud
- Erodium moschatum var. moschatum
- Erodium moschatum var. praecox Lange
- Erodium moschatum var. scissifolium Pérez Lara
- Erodium moschatum var. typicum Maire
- Erodium robertianum C.A.Mey. ex Nyman
- Geranium cicutarium var. moschatum L.
- Geranium moschatum (L.) Burm.f.
- Geranium moschatum (L.) L.
Flowers
- In flower
- February to May (from 6,953 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Vasily Reinkymov, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Marios Thoma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Franco Arenas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.