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Erodium botrys

(Cav,) Bertol.

Long heronsbill

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Erodium botrys is a species of flowering plant in the geranium family known by the common names longbeak stork's bill, Mediterranean stork's-bill and broadleaf filaree.

Description

A Mediterranean herb of the geranium family.

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Edible Uses

The immature fruit base is chewed as a snack.

Traditional Uses

The bottom of the immature fruit is chewed as a snack.

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Distribution

It is a Mediterranean plant.

Where It Grows

Australia, Europe, Spain, Tasmania,

Synonyms

Erodion botrydium (Cav.) St-Lag.Erodium gasparrinii Guss.Erodium pauciflorum Turcz.Geranium botrys Cav.

Also Known As

Relojes

References (1)

  • Gonzalez, J. A., et al, 2011, The consumption of wild and semi-domesticated edible plants in the Arribes del Duero (Salamanca-Zamora, Spain): an analysis of traditional knowledge. Genetic. Resour Crop Evolution 58:991-1006

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