Erodium salzmannii
(Fisch.) C. A. Mey. & AvéLall.
Redstem Stork's Bill
GeraniaceaeRoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Root, Tuber
The tuber-like root growths are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Africa, Canary Islands, Egypt, Europe, Mediterranean, Morocco, North Africa,
Countries: Andorra, Albania, Angola, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Belarus, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Switzerland, Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Djibouti, Denmark, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, United Kingdom, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Iceland, Italy, Kenya, Comoros, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Liberia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, Madagascar, North Macedonia, Mali, Mauritania, Malta, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sierra Leone, San Marino, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Tanzania, Ukraine, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A herb. The stems are 50 cm along. The leaves are divided into leaflets along the stalk. The leaflets are usually twice divided. The flowers are violet with petals 6-8 mm long.
Notes
There are about 200 Erodium species.
Names & Synonyms
Erodium arenarium Pourr. ex Lange
Erodium cicutarium subsp. jacquinianum (Fisch., C.A.Mey. & Avé-Lall.) Briq. ex R.Knuth
Erodium hirtum J.Jacq. [Illegitimate]
Erodium jacquinianum Fisch., C.A.Mey. & Avé-Lall.
Erodium malacitanum Amo
Erodium numidicum Salzm. ex Godr.
Erodium scandicinum Delile ex Godr.
Erodium tenuisectum Godr. & Gren.
References (2)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 293 (As Erodium jacquinianum)
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/ (As Erodium jacquinianum)
