Erodium gruinum

(L.) L'Her

Long-beaked stork's-bill

Geraniaceae Edible: Stems, Fruit, Leaves 672 iNaturalist observations

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Description

An annual herb. It grows 10-70 cm high. The leaves are alternate and compound. There are leaflets along the stalk and they have teeth around the edge. The flowers are large and violet-blue. There are 2-6 flowers in a group. The fruit are hairy capsules with a narrow beak. They are 6-11 cm long.

Edible Uses

The stems are eaten raw or cooked. The young fruit are eaten raw. The leaves are eaten raw.

Traditional Uses

The stems are eaten raw or cooked. The young fruit are eaten raw. The leaves are eaten raw.

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Distribution

It is a Mediterranean plant. It grows in woodland and shrubland. It can grow in deserts.

Where It Grows

Africa, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Mediterranean, Middle East, North Africa, Palestine, Sicily, Slovenia,

Synonyms

Erodium uniflorum (L.) Pacho

Also Known As

čapljevec, Ibrat al a'juz, Ibret Ajouz, Iranian Heron's bill

References (5)

Ali-Shtayeh, M. S., et al, 2008, Traditional knowledge of wild edible plants used in Palestine (Northern West Bank): A comparative study. J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 4: 13
Al-Qura'n, S. A., 2010, Ethnobotanical and Ecological Studies of Wild Edible Plants in Jordan. Libyan Agriculture Research Center Journal International 1(4):231-243
Mahklouf, M. H., 2019, Ethnobotanical Study of Edible Wild Plants in Libya. European Journal of Ecology. 5(2): 30-40
Oran, S. A. S., 2015, Selected wild plant species with exotic flowers from Jordan. International Journal of Bioversity and Conservation. Vol. 7(5), pp 308-320
Oran, S. A. S., 2015, Selected Wild Aromatic Plants in Jordan. International Journal of Medicinal Plants. Photon 108 (2015) 686-699