Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon
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Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie Weed Science & Agronomy INRA-Dijon |
Bayer Code : erobo
Synonym(s) of Sc. name:
Classification: Geraniaceae, Dicotyledonous
Common name: mediterranean stork's-bill
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: DE : Reiherschnabel ; ES : relojitos ; FR : érodium en grappe ; IT : becco di grù botri ; PT : relógios ; EN : mediterranean stork's-bill ;
Biological type: Annual
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- Cotyledons auriculate, divided.
- Leaves entire, deeply notched.
- Height: 10-40 cm. Plant glandular -hairy.
- Stem robust, very swollen at the nodes.
- Leaves ovate or oblong, basal pinnately cut, cauline 2-pinnatifid with incised-dentate lobes.
- Flowers mauve, large, veined, 1 to 4 on peduncles longer than the leaf. Petals half time longer than the calyx. Bracteoles small acute at the apex.
- Fruit with 2-4 concentric-furrowed valves, beak 8-10 cm long.
- Rare in crops. Plant protected in Bretagne (decree 23/07/87). [France].
- Biological type: Annual.
Ecological profile (click on flags):
Rare
Rare
Present
