Erodium stephanianum Willd.

 
  • Family : GERANIACEAE
    (Geranium Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RATANJOT FAMILY (रतनजोत फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Geraniaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Geranium stephanianum (Willd.) Poir.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Erodium stephanianum Willd.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Dry slopes, sandy river banks at 2000-3000 m. altitude; Open placs at elevations of 2500 - 4000 altitude
  • Comments / notes : Grow as weed in agricultural fields
  • Key identification features : The habit and foliage is that of Erodium ciconium but it differs in the eglandular parts, the narrower segments and toothed filaments.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-July
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Afghanistan, Altay, Buryatiya, China, Chita, India, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Manchuria, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Tuva, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : North-East Afghanistan to Siberia and Japan
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 89
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Erodium stephanianum. Downloaded on 6 December 2024.

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