Erodium moschatum (L.) L'Hér.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Geraniaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Much larger than no. 1 [Erodium cicutarium (L.) L’Hér.]; stems to 6 dm, the lvs to 3 dm; pinnae tending to be short-stalked, ovate-oblong, 2–4 cm, sharply and shallowly toothed or irregularly shallowly lobed; sep lacking a mucro; anther-bearing filaments with 2 teeth at the enlarged base; fr 3–4 cm; 2n=20. Native of the Mediterranean region, occasionally found as a weed in our range. Apr.–Sept.
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Common Names
whitestem-filaree