Erodium laciniatum, Cutleaf Stork's Bill,
מקור-חסידה מפוצל
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| | Scientific name: |
| Erodium laciniatum (Cav.) Willd. |
| Common name: |
| Cutleaf Stork's Bill |
| Hebrew name: |
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| Family: |
| Geraniaceae, גרניים |
Location: Bene Zion Nature Reserve; Date Picture Taken: May 2, 2009
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| | Life form: |
| Therophyte, annual |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, dissected twice or more, compound, pinnate, dentate or serrate |
| Flowers: |
| Pink, purple |
| Flowering Period: |
| March, April |
| Habitat: |
| Sand |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Location: Bene Zion Nature Reserve; Date Picture Taken: May 2, 2009
Derivation of the botanical name:
Erodium, Greek erodios, a heron; the carpels of these plants resemble the head and beak of a heron.
laciniatum, lacinia, lit. flap of garment; atus, possessive of or likeness of something (with, shaped, made); slashed into narrow divisions with taper-pointed incisions.
- The standard author abbreviation Cav. is used to indicate Antonio José Cavanilles (1745 – 1804), a Spanish taxonomic botanist.
- The standard author abbreviation Willd. is used to indicate Carl Ludwig von Willdenow (1765 – 1812), German botanist, pharmacist, and plant taxonomist.
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