Erodium cicutarium

FamilyGenus: Erodiumnative in Germany

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About this species

Erodium cicutarium is a small, native herbaceous plant that flowers from April to October. It requires full sun and dry soil, and grows best on ground of moderate fertility.

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Annual cycle

The flowering season runs from April through to October.

Standort & Merkmale

Light

Sonne

Moisture

Trocken

Soil

Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)

Flowering period

Apr – Okt

Soil reaction

Mäßig sauer bis neutral

Bioregion

Continental

Growth form

Krautige Pflanze

Woodiness

Nicht verholzt

Leaf type

Breitblättrig

Plant height

0.108 m

Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)

Pflege & Anbau

This plant does best in full sun and dry, well-drained soil of average fertility. It tolerates neutral to slightly acidic ground and prefers low-disturbance sites.

Scientific profile

Erodium cicutarium is a herbaceous, broad-leaved plant in the geranium family Geraniaceae. It typically reaches about 11 cm in height; its leaves are broad, with an average area of 220 mm². Diaspores weigh around 1.7 mg. The species is native in Great Britain and is currently assessed as Least Concern. It favours full-sun positions, dry moisture conditions, and a neutral to weakly acid soil reaction (indicator value 6). Disturbance at its sites is generally low (severity 0.68). The flowering period extends from April to October.

Pollinators & visitors

11 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze

Bombus lapidarius Sphaerophoria scripta Bombus lucorumLasioglossum politumLasioglossum malachurumBombus veteranusBombus sylvarum Lasioglossum calceatum Lasioglossum xanthopus Bombus terrestris Bombus pratorum

Host relationships

1 species use this plant as a host

Aricia agestis

Other flower visitors

4 other species visit the flowers

Sarcophagidae sp. 2Bombylius cinerascensHydrellia griseolaDelia radicum

Sources & data origin

•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)

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•FloraWeb / BfN

•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)

•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)

•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)

•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)

•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)

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