Erodium moschatum (L.) L'Hér.

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Family: GERANIACEAE

Genus: Erodium

Province distribution: Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Girona. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera. Cabrera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Cultivated fields and path and road sides.

Characteristics: This Geraniaceae is characterised by its composite leaves, with dentate leaflets, usually gathered in a basal rosette; they are relatively large leaves since they can exceed 20cm. It can be mistaken for Erodium cicutarium, which also has composite leaves, but in this case with the deeply divided leaflets, moreover it is a smaller plant. It lives along path-sides and grasslands; it flowers almost throughout the whole year.