Mediterranean Stork's Bill / إبرة العجوز

Erodium malacoides (L.) L'Hér.

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Edibility and Usage

Edibility
Delicious
Edible part
  • Young leaves
Preparation
  • Cooked with olive oil
Blooming period
January to May
Foraging period
January to March
Seed collection period
April to June
Potential medicinal uses
  • Vulnerary

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • Pink
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Erodium L'Hér.
Family
Geraniaceae
Wikidata item
Q5395289
GBIF Item
Erodium malacoides (L.) L'Hér. (9297163)

References

  1. Machaka Houri, N., Houri, A.(2014). Wild Flowers of Lebanon with Special Focus on Key Biodiversity Areas.Beirut:Chemaly & Chemaly.(English and Arabic)
  2. Houri, A., Machaka Houri, N. (2001). photographic guide to wild flowers of Lebanon. Beirut: Chemaly & Chemaly.(English and Arabic)
  3. Mashjar Juthour.(2017). Palestinian Wildflower Pocket Guide(English and Arabic)
  4. Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).
  5. Nehmé, M.(2008). Etymological dictionary of Syrian flora. Beirut: Librairie du liban publishers.(English, French, and Arabic)
  6. Erodium malacoides (L.) L'Hér. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-03-22.(English)
  7. عراف، ش.،عمر،ر.،اسعد، ص.(1995).مساهمة في دراسة نباتات البلاد(الحلقة الاولى).ترشيحا:مركز الدراسات القروية.(عربي)

Citation

Erodium malacoides (L.) L'Hér. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/740 accessed via barari.org on 7/22/2026.

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