Erodium
E1039586
Erodium is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as storksbills, recognized for their distinctive beak-like fruit and widespread distribution in temperate and subtropical regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Erodium canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Geraniaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ Rosids ⓘ |
| commonName | storksbills ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Geranium
ⓘ
Pelargonium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution |
subtropical regions worldwide
ⓘ
temperate regions worldwide ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
forage for herbivores
ⓘ
nectar source for insects ⓘ |
| family | Geraniaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
disturbed soils
ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ roadsides ⓘ rocky slopes ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
flowers typically with five petals
ⓘ
fruit has hygroscopic awns aiding seed dispersal ⓘ fruit resembles a stork’s bill ⓘ genus of flowering plants ⓘ herbaceous plants ⓘ leaves often pinnate or lobed ⓘ often low-growing ⓘ produces beak-like fruit ⓘ schizocarpic fruit that splits into mericarps ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | elongated style forming a beak-like structure ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Erodium chrysanthum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Erodium cicutarium NERFINISHED ⓘ Erodium malacoides NERFINISHED ⓘ Erodium manescavii NERFINISHED ⓘ Erodium moschatum NERFINISHED ⓘ Erodium pelargoniflorum NERFINISHED ⓘ Erodium reichardii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from Greek "erodios" meaning heron or stork ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Eurasia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean region ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Geraniales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| reproduction | by seeds ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | self-drilling awns that twist with humidity changes ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | genus ⓘ |
| usedAs |
groundcover in gardens
ⓘ
ornamental plant ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.