| Family | GERANIACEAE |
| Genus species | Erodium guttatum (Desf.) Willd. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 636 (1800) |
| Native Range | s. Spain, Mauritania to Israel |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves to 25mm, triangular to ovate, long petiolate, upper leaves trilobate, flowers 2-3, ca. 2cm across, all petals at base variegate |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | dark violet |
| 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 guttatum ssp. euguttatum Maire & Weiller Erodium guttatum var. grandiflorum Batt. Erodium guttatum var. malopoides (Desf.) Brumh. Erodium guttatum f. subacaule Brumh. Erodium guttatum var. tripolitanum Borzi & Mattei Erodium malopoides (Desf.) Willd. Erodium nervosum Pamp. Geranium guttatum Desf. Geranium malopoides Desf. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) 22 West Tropical Africa (MTN Mauritania) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (PAL Palestine) |