Erodium cicutarium, also known as common stork's-bill, [2] redstem filaree, redstem stork's bill or pinweed, [citation needed] is a herbaceous annual – or in warm climates, biennial – member of the family Geraniaceae of flowering plants.

storksbill, any of several flowering plants of the genus Erodium, in the geranium family (Geraniaceae), of worldwide distribution. Many species are wild flowers useful in garden borders and rock gardens; some are used for forage; and a number of them are weedy.

Its bright pink flowers appear in May and last through the summer until August. The resulting seed pods are shaped like a crane's bill (hence the name) and explode when ripe, sending the seeds, with their feathery 'parachutes', flying.

IDENTIFICATION: Stork’s Bill: Hairy, sticky, sprawling, stems hairy with short white hair and have bright pink five-petaled flowers, in a loose cluster, they often have dark spots on their bases, leaves reddish green, pinnate, fern-like, arranged in two ranks, one on either side of the midrib, to four inches long, seed pod long, shaped a ...

Jun 22, 2024 · Redstem filaree is typically a winter annual (sometimes a biennial) growing from a rosette. The one- to two-foot stems may be low and spreading or erect. The alternate leaves are finely divided into feathery segments. Both leaves and stems are hairy. The flowers are borne in clusters of two or more.

Also known as redstem filaree, common stork's-bill, pinweed. Photo © , CC BY-SA 4.0. An annual or biennial, native to the Mediterranean, and introduced in North America, where it is most abundant in the arid west, but also widespread throughout the continent. This map is based on our research. We have checked its accuracy to Level 3 ecoregions.

The flowers on a Stork’s Bill are about 10mm wide, with 5 pink or purplish petals that sometimes are covered in dark spots at the base. It has 5 sepals that are shorter than the 5 pestles, and also have 10 stamens, without anthers.

Red-stemmed stork's-bill was used by the Costanoan Peoples to treat typhoid fever. It is apparently one of the earliest exotic plants to be introduced by Europeans to North America. Anthropogenic (man-made or disturbed habitats), meadows and fields. Non-native: introduced (intentionally or unintentionally); has become naturalized.

Common Stork's-bill is very variable in appearance but this branching hairy annual has leaves that are divided into paired deeply-lobed leaflets. The five-petalled pinkish-mauve to pale purple flowers, typically 10 to 18mm across, grow in loose, long-stalked clusters of 2 to 12.

Common Storksbill, also known as Redstem Filaree, is a hardy and versatile plant that is native to Europe, but has now become widely naturalized in North America. It is a member of the Geranium family and is characterized by its attractive pink or lavender flowers and deeply lobed leaves.