Erodium chium Mediterranean Storksbill
One of the many Erodiums in the Mediterranean, this plant flowers from February to June and can grow to a height of 20cms.
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Friday, 10 January 2014
Geranium purpureum
Geranium purpureum Little Robin
Synonym: Geranium robertianum ssp purpureum.
This little Geranium is native to W and S Europe, N Africa and SW Asia. It flowers from March to June and can grow 5-30cms tall.
Geranium lucidum
Geranium lucidum Shiny cranesbill
This Geranium is native to Eurasia and flowers from March to June. It can grow to a height of 30-40cms.
This Geranium is native to Eurasia and flowers from March to June. It can grow to a height of 30-40cms.
Geranium dissectum
Geranium dissectum Cut-leaved cranesbill
This small, delicate Cranesbill is native to Europe, and introduced to other continents. It flowers here from March to June and grows to 30cms in length.
Wednesday, 1 May 2013
Geranium malviflorum
April to June
This beautiful Cranesbill flowers from March to June and can grow to a height of 40cms. It is native to southern Spain and NW Africa. It can grow in dark places in Cork oak woods and dry slopes. In Andalucia it is known as the Ronda cranesbill as it is very common around Ronda and Grazalema.
This beautiful Cranesbill flowers from March to June and can grow to a height of 40cms. It is native to southern Spain and NW Africa. It can grow in dark places in Cork oak woods and dry slopes. In Andalucia it is known as the Ronda cranesbill as it is very common around Ronda and Grazalema.
Wednesday, 2 November 2011
Erodium cheilanthifolium
Erodium cheilanthifolium
This beautiful Erodium is native to limestone, rocky areas of southern Spain and NW Africa. It is mostly found south of Cordoba, and this photo was taken at Sierra de Loja.It was far too windy to get a good macro shot unfortunately. It flowers from May to July. and can grow to a height of 14cms.
This beautiful Erodium is native to limestone, rocky areas of southern Spain and NW Africa. It is mostly found south of Cordoba, and this photo was taken at Sierra de Loja.It was far too windy to get a good macro shot unfortunately. It flowers from May to July. and can grow to a height of 14cms.
Erodium primulaceum
Erodium primulaceum Andaluz storksbill
Aguja de pastor
This beautiful little Storksbill is native to south of the Iberian peninsula and Morocco. It can grow from 5-25cms tall and in the spring there are carpets of pink everywhere in uncultivated fields and pastures. It flowers from December to May. In the past it was used as a diuretic and also for uterine bleeding.
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