Geraniaceae |
Erodium cicutarium subsp. cicutarium |
Erodium cicutarium subsp. cicutarium |
Erodium L'HERIT. |
E. cicutarium (L.) L'Hérit. in Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 414 (1789). Syn: Geranium cicutarium L., Sp. PL 680 (1753). Caulescent annual (though stems sometimes very short in early spring), up to 40 cm. Basal leaves pinnate, leaflets ovate-oblong, 4-10 mm, deeply pinnatifid into entire or few-toothed segments. Cauline leaves with leaflets deeply 1-2-pinnatifid. Stipules usually ovate. Sepals 4-5 mm, up to 7 mm in fruit; awn 0.2-0.5 mm, usually bearing 1 or more long terminal bristles. Petals ovate, not overlapping, mauve or pink, 1½-2 x sepals. Beak of fruit 2.5-3.5 cm. Mericarps c. 5 mm, foveoles eglandular, often with a narrow, shallow furrow beneath. - A very variable species. Two subspecies may be recognised in Turkey: 1. Mericarps with a furrow below the foveoles; basal and stem leaves usually dissimilar, leaflets with acute laciniae subsp. cicutarium 1. Mericarps without a furrow below the foveoles; basal and stem leaves similar, leaflets with obtuse laciniae subsp. bipinnatum subsp. cicutarium. Ic: Ross-Craig, Draw. Brit. Fl. 6: t. 42 (1952). Described from Europe (Hb. Cliff! Hb. Linn. 858/43!). A1(E) Çanakkale: Kilia nr; Gelibolu, Ingoldby 45! A1(A) Çanakkale: Erenköy, Kirk! A2(E) Istanbul: Rumeli Hisar, 23 v 1918, B. Post! A2(A) Istanbul: Büyük Ada, 8 iii 1936, B. Post! A3 Sakarya: Sapanca, 100 m, D. 26270! A4 Ankara: Çubuk De., Krause 5487! A5 Samsun: nr. Bafra, 3 m, Tobey 443a! A7 Trabzon: Kalanema De., obs. Hand.-Mazz. A8 Rize: d. Hemşin, Ortaköy to Cat, D. 22193. A9 Çoruh: Nof Ardanuç (Grossheim 6: map 31). B1 Izmir: Bergama to Akropol, 1950, Heilbronn & Attila! B3 Eskişehir: 18 miles from Polatlı to Sivrihisar, 800 m, Coode & Jones 2289! B4 Konya: Cihanbeyli, D. 18726. B5 Yozgat: 7 miles from Yozgat to Sorgun, 1300 m, Coode & Jones 1617! B6 Seyhan: Saimbeyli, 1100 m, D. 26686! B7 Erzincan: Erzincan, 1940, Bağda! B9 Van: Adramit, Tchitouny 127. Cl Izmir: Torbali to Ephesus, 50 m, D. 25147 p.p.! C2 Muğla: Kisge to Kazağaç, 550 m, D. 41055! C3 Antalya: Elmali to Korkuteli, 1120 m, Dudley, D. 35219. C4 Konya: Küçük Köy nr. Çumra, 980 m, Helbaek 2426! Ç5 Seyhan: Pozanti, 800 m, D. 26319! C6 Hatay: above Iskenderun, D. 26981! C8 Mardin: Mardin to Nusaybin, 750 m, D. 28478! Is: Lesvos, Cand.; Samos, Rech. 3936! Ikaria, Rech. 4426; Fournoi, Rech. 4722; Kalimnos, Fors.-Maj. 821; Kos, D. 40466! Rodhos, Rech. 7339. Europe, N. Africa, S.W. Asia; naturalised in America, Australia, E. Africa. Sub acaulous, spring-flowering plants are readily confused with E. acaule. |