Erodium botrysCommon name: Long Storksbill
Meaning of name: Erodium is from the Greek word erodius, meaning heron.
Distribution: Naturalized on the Coastal Plain and Darling Scarp from Ellen Brook to Boyanup. Also found at Cape Naturaliste.
Description: An annual herb with sprawling stems to 0.4 m long. The blue to purple flowers are produced from August to September.
Notes: Native to the Mediterranean.
References: Western Weeds, A Guide to the Weeds of Western Australia. BMJ Hussey, GJ Keighery, J Dodd, SG Lloyd, RD Cousens. 1997.
Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.
Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.
Erodium botrys with long 80 - 110mm beak of fruit.
Erodium botrys showing long sprawling stems.
