Long-beaked Stork's-bill

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• Long-beaked Stork's-bill

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Erodium gruinum f. cyrenaicum
• Geranium uniflorum
• Geranium gruinum
• Erodium monsonioides
• Erodium gruinum var. subpinnatum

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Geraniales, it is classified under the family Geraniaceae. Finally, it is identified by its genus, Erodium, and its specific species name, Erodium gruinum.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a broad geographical presence across several distinct regions of Europe. In Middle Europe, its distribution includes the territories of Germany as well as the area spanning Czechia and Slovakia. Moving toward the Mediterranean, the species can be found throughout Southeastern Europe, specifically in Greece. Its range further extends to the island of Kriti within the same southeastern region. Finally, the plant's documented presence reaches the island of Sicilia, rounding out its diverse distribution.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Life history

The life history of Erodium gruinum is characterized by an annual lifecycle, meaning the plant completes its entire developmental process—from germination to seed production—within a single growing season. As a therophyte, it survives the unfavorable seasons by producing specialized seeds that remain dormant in the soil, ensuring the continuation of the species without maintaining persistent vegetative structures above ground. This life form strategy allows the plant to rapidly exploit available resources during favorable environmental conditions, transitioning through its vegetative and reproductive stages before the onset of senescence.

Life form :

therophyte

Lifecycle :

annual

Morphology

The morphology of Erodium gruinum is characterized by its growth form as a non-woody herb and specifically a forb. As a terrestrial plant, it does not exhibit aquatic or semiaquatic tendencies, nor does it function as an epiphyte. The species is strictly self-supporting, lacking any climber, vine, or liana characteristics, and it operates as an independent organism rather than a parasite. Its structural development is entirely non-woody, maintaining a herbaceous habit throughout its life cycle.

Aquatic :

terrestrial

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

herb

Growth form :

forb

Parasite :

independent

Woodiness :

non-woody

Reproduction

Reproduction in Erodium gruinum is primarily facilitated through the production of seeds, which exhibit specific morphological characteristics regarding their weight. The seed mass within a population displays a measurable range of variation, with a documented minimum mass of 0.034 g and a maximum mass reaching up to 0.05364 g. On average, the seed mass is calculated to be 0.041093333 g, reflecting a relatively consistent reproductive output essential for the establishment of new individuals in its habitat.

Seed mass max:

0.05364 g

Seed mass mean:

0.041093333 g

Seed mass min:

0.034 g

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Chemicals

Erodium gruinum has 7 reported phytochemicals identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Fatty acids, Flavonoids, Phytoestrogens, Phytosterols, Tannins.

Fatty acids

1. Journal of infection in developing countries

Flavonoids

1. Journal of infection in developing countries

Phytoestrogens

1. Journal of infection in developing countries

Phytosterols

1. Journal of infection in developing countries

Tannins

1. Journal of infection in developing countries

Terpenes

1. Journal of infection in developing countries

coumarin

1. Journal of infection in developing countries

Conditions

Erodium gruinum has 3 reported investigations on conditions identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis.

Acinetobacter baumannii

1. Journal of infection in developing countries

Klebsiella pneumoniae

1. Journal of infection in developing countries

Proteus mirabilis

1. Journal of infection in developing countries

Preparations

Erodium gruinum has 2 reported preparations identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include ethanolic extracts, extracts.

Ethanolic extracts

1. Journal of infection in developing countries

Extracts

1. Frontiers in microbiology