Erodium is a genus of flowering plants in the botanical family Geraniaceae. The genus includes about 120 species with a subcosmopolitan distribution, native to Europe, North Africa, Asia, Australia, and more locally in North and South America. [1] .

An easy to understand guide to growing and caring for Erodium Alpine Geraniums or Heronsbill Plants, with light and watering requirements, propagation, growing tips and photos

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.

Facts: Erodium. Family: Geraniaceae (Geranium Family) Genus: Erodium. Common Name: Alpine Geranium, Cranesbill, Heronsbill, Storksbill. Origin: The Mediterranean region has the most diversity of Erodiums, but members of this genus can …

Erodium grow and care – herbaceous of the genus Erodium also known as Storksbills or Filarees, Erodium perennial evergreen plant or annual, used as ornamental drought tolerant plant, can grow in temperate, mediterranean or subtropical climate and growing in hardiness zone 7-11 as perennial 4-7 as annual.

The Erodium genus, commonly known as Stork's Bill or Heron's Bill, contains about 60 species of flowering plants native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa. These annuals or perennials produce small, often pink flowers from spring to fall, similar in appearance to Geraniums.

Now we are getting to the biggest problem for the novice erodium enthusiast: there are so many wrong names out there, and they live on through the seed distributions and the internet, including Google images.