Erodium moschatum (L.) L'Hér.

First published in W.Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 414 (1789)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, W. Europe, Medit. to Iran and Ethiopia. It is an annual or biennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, as a poison and a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Netherlands, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, California, Cape Provinces, Chatham Is., Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Colombia, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Ecuador, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Maine, Massachusetts, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Peru, Queensland, Québec, South Australia, South Carolina, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tasmania, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vermont, Victoria, Washington

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

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Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

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Kew Backbone Distributions

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  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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  • Garcillán, P.P. & al. (2013). Plantas no nativas naturalizadas de la península de Baja California, México. Botanical Sciences 91: 461-475.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i-viii, 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
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  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
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  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Trethewy, A.W. [325] Morocco K004443323 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Algeria K004443315 Yes
Fourcade, H.G. [3281] South Africa K004443835 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K004443794 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [458A] Morocco K004443332 Yes
Archibald, E.E.A. [5294] K004443840 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [325bis] Morocco K004443325 Yes
Ash, J. (Mrs.) [2039] Ethiopia K004443786 Yes
Keith [500a] Libya K004443341 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Morocco K004443327 Yes
Garside, S. [1700] South Africa K004443830 Yes
Quartin Dillon; Petit [236] Ethiopia K004443797 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [6591] K004443847 Yes
Tekle Hagos [225] Ethiopia K004443792 Yes
Davis [50520] Libya K004443339 Yes
Meyer, F.G. [8602] Ethiopia K004443791 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K004443795 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Algeria K004443314 Yes
s.coll. [461] Ethiopia K004443799 Yes
Story, R. [27820] South Africa K004443843 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [19] Morocco K004443322 Yes
{W. J. J. O. de Wilde; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E.} [9083] Ethiopia K004443783 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [394] Morocco K004443328 Yes
Rodin, R.J. [1485b] South Africa K004443833 Yes
[C. E. Mors] [3014] South Africa K004443837 Yes
Grant, A. [4] Morocco K004443326 Yes
Pappi, A. [2110] Eritrea K004443782 Yes
Ash, J. (Mrs.) [2039] Ethiopia K004443785 Yes
Wright, C. [s.n.] South Africa K004443845 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Getachew, A. [2620] Ethiopia K004443784 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Algeria K004443313 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004443848 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004443842 Yes
Bové [123] Algeria K004443316 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [325] Morocco K004443324 Yes
Theron, G.C. [1779] South Africa K004443841 Yes
Parker, R.N. [3903] K004443838 Yes
Pitard, C.-J. [2636bis] Morocco K004443335 Yes
Hedberg, O.; Aweke, G. [5316] Ethiopia K004443796 Yes
Long, F.R. [100] South Africa K004443836 Yes
Evans, I.M. [53] Ethiopia K004443788 Yes
Rodin, R.J. [1485a] South Africa K004443834 Yes
s.coll. [461] Ethiopia K004443798 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [458] Morocco K004443333 Yes
Cooper, T. [2046] South Africa K004443844 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [277] Morocco K004443330 Yes
Parker, C. [E44] Ethiopia K004443789 Yes
Ball, J. [s.n.] Morocco K004443334 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [394] Morocco K004443331 Yes
Schweinfurth, G.; Riva, D. [780] Eritrea K004443781 Yes
Hooker (Dr.) [s.n.] Morocco K004443318 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [6586] K004443846 Yes
Ferguson, H.L. [48] Ethiopia K004443790 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [19] Morocco K004443319 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [4] Morocco K004443320 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [278] Morocco K004443317 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [5150] Ethiopia K004443787 Yes
Kranz [s.n.] Libya K004443340 Yes
Parker, R.N. [3903] K004443839 Yes
s.coll. [1347] K004443832 Yes
Grant, A. [s.n.] Morocco K004443329 Yes
Keith, H.G. [s.n.] Libya K004443342 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [26] Morocco K004443321 Yes
Bos, J.J. [315] South Africa K004443831 Yes
{Imperial Ethiopia College} [A37] Ethiopia K004443793 Yes

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