Common Storksbill
Taken at
Pow Burn
on 26th May 2019 using Panasonic Lumix LX5
in macro mode.
Taken at
Hunterston Sands
on 11th July 2021 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
Taken at
Skateraw
on 8th September 2019 using Panasonic Lumic LX5 in macro mode.
Taken at
Garnock Estuary
on 5th May 2019 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
Taken at
Ardnave Point
on Islay, on 10th July 2017 using Panasonic Lumix LX5
in macro mode.
Common Storksbill.
Species:
Order:
Family:
Habit:
AKA:
Erodium cicutarium
.
Geraniales.
Geraniaceae.
Annual
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Blooms:
Height:
Feature:
Dry sandy soils, sand dunes, heaths and grassland, beside roads and on walls.
May - August
Up to 60 cms.
The entire plant is edible with a flavour similar to sharp parsley if picked young
.