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Erodium botrys

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Common names

long storksbill

Biostatus

Exotic

Category

Vascular

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites

Flower colours

Red/Pink, Violet/Purple

Conservation status

Not applicable

Detailed taxonomy

Family

Geraniaceae

Authority

Erodium botrys (Cav.) Bertol.

Ecology

Year naturalised

1987

Origin

Mediterranean region

Other information

Etymology

erodium: From the Greek erodios ‘a heron’, in reference to the style and ovaries resembling a heron.

botrys: From the Greek botrys ‘a bunch of grapes’.