Erodium

Common Heron (Erodium cicutarium )

The heron beaks ( Erodium ) are a genus of the family of Geranium Family ( Geraniaceae ). The approximately 60 to 75 species of the genus are found worldwide. They appear mainly in the temperate zones in Europe, Africa and Australia.

  • 5.1 Notes and references

Description

There are one-, two-year or perennial herbaceous plants. The parts of the plant are hairy. The mostly arranged in basal rosettes and opposite or alternate, stalked leaves are simple or compound, often finely pinnate. Stipules are present.

The flowers are individually rare, usually for two to ninth in terminal or axillary inflorescences doldigen. The stalked, often small, five-fold, radial symmetry to slightly zygomorphic, hermaphrodite flowers. They are similar to those of the genus Geranium (Geranium ). The five sepals are free. The five free petals have nailed colors from pink to purple to blue to. A discus is available. There are two circles, each with five stamens present, only five of them are fertile; the staminodes are between the fertile stamens. Five carpels are fused into a superior ovaries. In each of the five subjects ovary there is only one ovule. The style ends in five scars.

The carpels are storchschnabel shaped like all Geraniaceae and shatter into five single-seeded fruit part. The "fruit beak" rolls up spirally.

Use

Few Erodium species and especially their varieties are used in gardens and parks as a groundcover for rock gardens or brick columns.

Types (selection)

Central European species

  • Dunes Heron (Erodium ballii Jord. )
  • Grapes Heron (Erodium botrys ( Cav. ) A. Bertol. )
  • Great Egret (Erodium Ciconium (L.) L' Hér. )
  • Common Heron (Erodium cicutarium (L.) L' Hér. Ex Aiton )
  • Danish heron (Erodium danicum K. Larsen )
  • Blue Heron (Erodium gruinum (L.) L' Hér. )
  • Glandular heron (Erodium lebelii Jord. )
  • Herzblatt filaree or Malvenblättriger heron (Erodium malacoides (L.) L' Hér. )
  • Musk Heron (Erodium moschatum (L.) L' Hér. )

Other European species

  • Erodium absinthoides Willd.
  • Erodium acaule (L.) Thell & Becherer.
  • Erodium alnifolium cast.
  • Erodium L' alpinum Hér. , Occurs only in central Italy.
  • Erodium astragaloides Boiss. & Reut. , Comes only in the Sierra Nevada ago in Spain.
  • Erodium beketowii Schmalh. , Occurs only in Ukraine.
  • Erodium boissieri Cosson, comes only in the Sierra Nevada in southern Spain before.
  • Erodium carvifolium Boiss. & Reut. , Occurs only in Spain.
  • Erodium Chium (L.) Willd.
  • Gold Yellow -breasted (Erodium L' chrysanthum Hér. Ex DC. ), Occurs only in Greece, is also cultivated in gardens.
  • Corsican heron (Erodium corsicum Léman ), is found only in Corsica and Sardinia, is kept in garden culture.
  • Erodium L' crassifolium Hér. (Syn. Erodium hirtum ( Forssk. ) Willd. )
  • Erodium daucoides Boiss.
  • Erodium foetidum (L.) L' Hér. , Syn Erodium petraeum ( Gouan ) Willd.
  • Erodium guicciardii Heldr. ex Boiss., occurs only in Albania and northern Greece.
  • Erodium guttatum ( Desf. ) Willd.
  • Erodium hoefftianum C.A.Meyer
  • Erodium laciniatum ( Cav. ) Willd.
  • Pyrenees Heron (Erodium manescavi Coss. ), Occurs only in the Pyrenees, is also held in garden culture.
  • Erodium maritimum (L.) L' Hér.
  • Erodium L' nervulosum Hér (syn. Erodium gussonei Ten. ) Occurs only in southern Italy.
  • Erodium Paui Sennen, comes only in Northern Spain before on Pico the Urbión.
  • Balearic Heron (Erodium reichardii ( Murray ) DC. ), Occurs only in the Balearic Islands, is also held in garden culture.
  • Erodium rodiei ( Br.-Bl. ) Poirion, comes only in France before near Grasse.
  • Erodium rupestre ( Pourr. ex Cav. ) Guittonneau, occurs only in northeastern Spain.
  • Erodium rupicola Boiss., Comes only in the Sierra Nevada ago in Spain.
  • Erodium ruthenicum M.Bieb.
  • Erodium sanguis - christi Sennen, occurs only in eastern Spain.

Pictures

Dickblättriger heron (Erodium crassifolium )

Habitus, divided leaves, flowers and fruits of Erodium foetidum

Flowers of Erodium manescavi

Musk Heron (Erodium moschatum )

Balearic Heron (Erodium reichardii )

Habitat, habit, flower and fruit of Erodium texanum

Swell

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