| Botanical name: |
Erodium cicutarium (L.)'Her. ex Aiton |
| Common
name: |
storks bill |
| Synonomy: |
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| Group: |
Dicot |
| Family: |
Geraniaceae |
| Growth
Type: |
Forb/herb |
| Duration: |
Annual
Biennial in warmer climates |
| Origin: |
Introduced |
| Plant
height: |
3"-10" |
| Foliage: |
heavily dissected leaves, each leaf up to 10" long |
| Flower
color: |
pink |
| Flower
size: |
3/8" |
| Flowering/fruiting time |
April through August; fruit is long, standing erect at the apex of bent pedicels.
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| Habitat: |
roadsides, fields in sandy soil |
| Range
in
New Jersey: |
throughout |
| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a |
| Distribution: |
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| Misc.: |
The seeds of this annual are a species collected by various species of harvester ants. This plant can be weedy or invasive according to several authoritative sources. |
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