| Geraniaceae |
 Erodium moschatum |
Erodium L'HERIT. |
| E. moschatum (L.) L'Hèrit. in Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 414 (1789). Syn: Ger-anium cicutarium L. var. moschatum L., Sp. P1. 680 (1753). Ic: Reichb., Ic. Fl. Germ. 5: t. 184 (1841); Ross-Craig, Draw. Brit. Pl. 6: t. 44 (1952). Caulescent musky annual, 5-40 cm. Basal and cauline leaves pinnate; leaflets ovate, 6-20 mm, incised or pinnatifid with broad serrate segments; stipules ovate-orbicular, larger than in E. cicutarium. Sepals 4-5 mm, up to 8 mm in fruit; awn stout, 0.5-1 mm, without bristles at tip. Petals ovate, lilac-pink, slightly exceeding sepals. Mericarps 5-6 mm, foveoles glandular and more steeply sloping than in E. cicutarium, with a broad furrow beneath. Fl. 1-4. Fields and waste places, s.l-500 m. Described from Europe (Hb. Linn. 858/44!). A2(E) Istanbul: Rumeli Hisari, 23 v 1918, B. Post ! A2(A) Istanbul: Kartal to Maltepe, 12 iv 1891, Azn.! A6 Samsun: Kizilay Kampi nr. Samsun, 3 m, Tobey 41 p.p.! Cl Muğla: d. Bodrum, s.l., D. 40395! C2 Muğla: Marmaris, 30 m, D. 25287! C3 Antalya/Muğla: Xanthus bridge, D. 25460! C5 Içel: Mersin, Gleisberg 298! Seyhan: Adana to Karataş, s.l, Coode & Jones 248b! C6 Seyhan: d. Bahçe, Haruniye, 450 m, D. 26801! Is: Lesvos, Cand.; Samos, Rech. 3469; Khios, iv 1931, Guiol! Patmos, Desio; Rodhos, D. 40395! W. & S. Europe, N. Africa, Cyprus, W. Syria, Syrian Desert, N. Iraq, S. & W. Iran; naturalised in America, E. & S. Africa, Australasia. Medit. element? Often growing with E. cicutarium. |