California macrophylla
California macrophylla, commonly known as roundleaf stork's bill, is a species of flowering plant in the geranium family, Geraniaceae. It was formerly placed in the genus Erodium, but was later placed in a monotypic genus of its own named California.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Geraniales |
| Family: | Geraniaceae |
| Genus: | California Aldas, C. Navarro, P. Vargas, Ll. Sáez & Aedo |
| Species: | C. macrophylla |
| Binomial name | |
| California macrophylla | |
| Synonyms | |
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Erodium macrophyllum Hook. & Arn. | |
Description
It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in open habitat such as grassland and scrub. It is an annual herb that grows only a few centimeters high (1 inch), forming a patch of slightly lobed, somewhat kidney-shaped to rounded leaves on long, slender petioles. Leaves are green dorsally and purple ventrally, often developing clear red veins once the leaves mature. The inflorescence is a fragile umbel of flowers with petals around a centimeter long (0.4 in) and white in color, often tinted pinkish or purplish. Petals break off easily and flowers rarely stay pristine for more than a day.[2] The fruit has a fuzzy base and a long, narrow style which may reach 5 cm (2 in) in length.
References
- Juan José Aldasoro; Carmen Navarro; Pablo Vargas; Llorenç Sáez; Carlos Aedo (2002). "California, a new genus of Geraniaceae endemic to the southwest of North America" (PDF). Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid. 59 (2): 209–216.
- Valois, Tony. "Wildflowers of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: California macrophylla". Retrieved 2016-03-30.