Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon
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Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie Weed Science & Agronomy INRA-Dijon |
Bayer Code : erocc
Synonym(s) of Sc. name:
Classification: Geraniaceae, Dicotyledonous
Common name: Erodium ciconium
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: DE : Großer Reiherschnabel ; ES : pico de cigueña ; FR : érodium bec-de-cigogne ; IT : becco di grù maggiore ;
Biological type: Annual
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- Cotyledons auriculate.
- Leaves entire, deeply notched.
- Height: 10-70 cm. Plant glandular -pubescent.
- Stems hairy.
- Leaves up to 90 mm long, incompletly pinnate ; small teeth or lobes between the large leaflets deeply pinnately divided.
- Flowers purple (lilac) or light-blue, purple-striped, 2-7 on peduncles longer than the leaf. Sepals with 5 strong veins and an awn 4 mm long, unequal petals, the more larger the more notched.
- Fruit with a very long beak : 7-10 cm, covered with whitish hairs and small glandular hairs.
- Fruits very sensitive to the humidity.
- Biological type: Annual.
Ecological profile (click on flags):
Rare
Present
