Musky crowfoot

Family: Geraniaceae
Scientific name: Erodium moschatum
Description: Plant Form: Spreading to erect annual herb. Size: Up to 40 cm tall. Stem: Covered in hairs either from glands or not. Leaves: Compound at base, oval or elliptic-shaped and with toothed edges. Covered with hairs. Becoming smaller and more singular higher up. Flowers: In groups of 4-7. Pink, with 5 petals. Fruit and Seeds: Long, narrowing with beak. 3-5 cm long with long awn that has hairy pits and grooves underneath awn. Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides, cropping areas, pastures, grasslands, old gardens. Distinguishing Features: Distinguished from other introduced Storks bills (Erodium species) by a combination of compound leaves and hairy pits under awns. Weed Status: Other Weed Weed Type: Agricultural, Common Lifeform: Herbaceous

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