Erodium GERANIACEAE Pelargonium 



of the styles bearded on the inside. About 60 widely distributed species, 1 in 

 China. (Greek: erodios, heron; "Heron's bill" refers to the fruit.) 

 1. Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Her. Alfilaria f^lSHi^-Jfc (Ho Lan Mang Niu Erh; 

 Holland Geranium) (G.M. 950). Spreading annual; fls. pink. Introduced from 

 Europe; locally in Ku. Occasional. 



Erodium stephanianum Willd. (DC. P. 1:645), with leaves bipinnatifid into narrow segments, 

 and with the rachis winged between the pinnae, occurs in North China. Fig. 192. 



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2. Geranium Linn. Cranesbill fi^^H (Mang Niu Erh Shu; 



Savage-cattle Genus) 



Much-branched weak-stemmed herbs with swollen nodes: Ivs. palmately cleft or 

 dissected: fls. regular, without spurs, usually with 10 anther-bearing stamens: the 

 recurved tails of the styles glabrous on the inside. About 260 species, widely dis- 

 tributed in temperate regions; 15 in China. (Greek: geranos, a crane; "Crane's bill" 

 refers to the fruit.) 



Key to the Species 



a. Lvs. dissected into linear divisions: peduncles 2-fld 1. G. dissectum 



aa. Lvs. cleft or incised, but the divisions not linear: peduncles usually 

 1-fld. 

 Sepals about 5mm. long: lobes of the lvs. lanceolate, acute, incised.. 2. G. sibiricum 

 Sepals 7-10 mm. long. 



Lobes of the lvs. broad-ovate, obtuse 3. G. kraemeri 



Lobes oblong-ovate, acuminate or acute 4. G. ivilfordii 



1. Geranium dissectum Linn. %Mfc (Lu Tsui Hua; Egretsbill Flower) (G.M. 948). 

 Decumbent herb, to 0.5m.; fls. pink, IV-V; fr. V-VI. Northern hemisphere; 

 locally in Ku. Moist places. Fig. 193. 



2. Geranium sibiricum Linn. ^Mm (Lao Ya Tsui; Crowsbill) (G.M. 947). Weak 

 herb, to 0.5m.; fls. pink, VII-IX; fr. VIII-IX. Eurasia; locally in An., Ki. 

 Damp brush- and wood-land. 



3. Geranium kraemeri Franch. & Savat. ^MMM (San Yeh Feng Lu; Trifoliate 

 Spirit-of-dew) (E.P. 53:192). Trailing herb; fls. pink, VIII; fr. IX. Eastern 

 Asia; locally in An., Ki. Forest shade. 



4. Geranium wilfordii Maxim. /J^^^l (Hsiao Mang Niu Erh; Small Cranesbill) 

 (E-P. 53:191). Trailing herb; fls. pink, VII. Eastern Asia; locally in Ki. Forest 

 shade. 



3. Pelargonium L'Her. Storksbill '%'^M% (T'ien Chu K'uei Shu) 

 Strong-smelling succulent plants with lobed or dissected lvs. and somewhat ir- 

 regular fls.: calyx bearing a nectariferous spur: stamens 10; carpels coiling as they 

 separate at maturity. About 230 species, mostly of southern Africa; 3 cultivated in 

 China. Source of the " Geranium " of florists. (Greek: pelargo, stork; " Stork's bill " 

 refers to the fruit.) 



Key to the Species 



Lvs. not peltate: plants pubescent: stems stout. 



Lvs. deeply lobed or cleft: fls. about 1cm. long 1. P. graveolens 



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