English: Musky storksbill

German: Moschus-Reiherschnabel

Portuguese: Agulha-moscada

Kingdom: Plantae (1846)

  Phylum: Magnoliophyta (1757)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (1481)

      Order: Geraniales (31)

        Family: Geraniaceae (15) (family description)

          Genus: Erodium (3)

           Epithet: moschatum (L.) L'Hér. (1)

moschatum => musky; musk: an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer

Climate: temperate

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: blue, violet, white

Check for Erodium moschatum at The Plant List, GBIF or IPNI

• [801] Erodium moschatum - Plants For A Future database
• [1788] Erodium moschatum - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)

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