| Family | GERANIACEAE |
| Genus species | Erodium acaule (L.) Bech. & Thell. |
| Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 25: 215 (1928) |
| Native Range | Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | acaulescent, basal leaves ovate-lanceolate, pinnatisect, hirsute, green, segments 5-17, dentate to pinnatifid, flowers 4-8, petals 5-10mm long, all equal, not variegate |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Erodium alpinum Desf. Erodium cariotii Jord. Erodium caucalifolium Sweet Erodium cicutarium ssp. romanum (Burm.f.) Bonnier & Layens Erodium romanum (Burm.f.) L‘Her. Geranium acaule L. Geranium pinnatifidum Moench Geranium romanum Burm.f. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, FRA France, POR Portugal, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, ITA Italy, KRI Kriti, SIC Sicilia, TUE Turkey-in-Europe) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey) |