Geraniaceae FAMILY
Erodium cicutarium
Erodium cicutarium
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Erodium cicutarium is an erect to decumbent, annual plant producing numerous stems usually 10 - 15cm tall, occasionally to 40cm[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeThroughout temperate Eurasia, but absent from Mongolia; N. Africa - Morocco to Egypt.
HabitatSandy dunes, grassland, arable land, waste areas, roadsides, railway embankments etc, usually near the sea[ 9 Title Edible and Medicinal Plants. Publication Author Launert. E. Publisher Hamlyn Year 1981 ISBN 0-600-37216-2 Description Covers plants in Europe. a drawing of each plant, quite a bit of interesting information. ].