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Redstem Stork's-bill
Erodium cicutarium
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
musk stork's-billErodium moschatum
Early Stork's-billErodium maculatum
Mediterranean Stork's-billErodium botrys
Herb RobertGeranium robertianum
Long-beaked Stork's-billErodium ciconium
Soft Stork's-billErodium malacoides
Erodium acaule
Texas stork's billErodium texanum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Alaska | 143,547 |
|---|---|
| United States | 67,835 |
| California | 25,382 |
| Texas | 11,557 |
| Canada | 5,894 |
| Colorado | 4,762 |
| British Columbia | 4,657 |
| Russia | 4,068 |
| Utah | 3,686 |
| Germany | 3,581 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | geraniums, bridal wreaths, and allies · Geraniales |
| Family | Geranium family · Geraniaceae |
| Genus | stork's-bills · Erodium |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Redstem Stork's-bill with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.