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Erodium malacoides

Erodium malacoides.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Erodium malacoides.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

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Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Category

Vascular

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites

Flower colours

Red/Pink, Violet/Purple

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Family

Authority

Erodium malacoides (L.) L”Hér.

Endemic family

No

Ecology

Year naturalised

1883

Origin

Mediterranean region to Iran

Other information

Etymology

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