| Family | GERANIACEAE |
| Genus species | Erodium crassifolium L‘Hér. |
| Synonyms | Erodium crassum (Poir.) Steud. |
| Erodium hirtum Willd. | |
| Erodium tuberosum Boiss. | |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Description | leaves bipinnatisect, segments linear, ultimate segments acute, 1-2cm long, glaucous, sparsely hirsute, flowers large, anthers ciliate |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | pale rose |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Africa
Northern Africa (Algeria , Egypt , Libya , Morocco , Tunisia , Western Sahara ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Cyprus , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Sinai ) Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GERANINACEAE
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