Common Storksbill
Taken at Pow Burn on 26th May 2019 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Taken at Hunterston Sands on 11th July 2021 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File


Taken at Skateraw on 8th September 2019 using Panasonic Lumic LX5 in macro mode. Fact File

Taken at Garnock Estuary on 5th May 2019 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Taken  at Ardnave Point on Islay, on 10th July 2017 using Panasonic Lumix LX5
in macro mode.
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Common Storksbill.
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AKA:
Erodium cicutarium.
Geraniales.
Geraniaceae.
Annual
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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.