Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Erodium tordylioides (Desf.) L‘Hér. |
Bibliography | Geraniologia: 10 (1802) |
Native Range | Spain, nw. Africa |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | acaulescent, basal leaves ovate-oblong, pinnatisect, green, hirsute, segments 11-19, ovate, pinnatipartite to dentate, flowers 5-15, petals 7-13mm, the upper two variegate |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | whitish pink |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 mairei Wilczek Erodium tordylioides f. bipinnatisectum Wilczek Erodium tordylioides f. decompositum Maire & Sauvage Erodium tordylioides ssp. eutordylioides Erodium tordylioides f. mairei (Wilczek) Maire Erodium tordylioides var. mairei (Wilczek) Maire Erodium tordylioides f. pinnatifidum Wilczek Geranium tordyloides Desf. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) |