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Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Ait.
redstem stork's bill
Symbol: ERCI6
Group: Dicot
Family: Geraniaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Biennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
Photograph of Erodium cicutarium ©W.L. Wagner. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Dept. of Systematic Biology, Botany. Usage Guidelines.

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State Distributional Map for ERCI6
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Plant Distribution by State

Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Ait.

ERCI6

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Related Taxa:
Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Ait.

View 3 genera in Geraniaceae, 12 species in Erodium or click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.

Distribution of Erodium cicutarium ssp. bipinnatum. Introduced. Distribution of Erodium cicutarium ssp. cicutarium. Introduced. Distribution of Erodium cicutarium ssp. jacquinianum. Introduced.    
Erodium cicutarium ssp. bipinnatum
redstem stork's bill		 Erodium cicutarium ssp. cicutarium
redstem stork's bill		 Erodium cicutarium ssp. jacquinianum
redstem stork's bill		    
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Classification:
Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Ait.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Rosidae –
                      Order Geraniales –
                         Family Geraniaceae – Geranium family
                            Genus Erodium L'Hér. ex Ait. – stork's bill
                               Species Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Ait. – redstem stork's bill

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Noxious Weed Information:
Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Ait.
This plant is listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location.
Colorado:
        redstem filaree     Noxious weed

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Invasive Information:
Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Ait.
        stork's bill
        filaree
        alfilaree
        alfilaria
        redstem filaree
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 45 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 
N'EAST   Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.. 397pp.
 
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois..
 
WSWS   Whitson, T.D. (Ed.) et al.. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.. 630pp.
 

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Introduced Information:
Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Ait.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

List of Invasive PlantsScientific Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
List of Invasive PlantsCommon Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Ait.
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 29147.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account or photographs from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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Related Web Sites:
Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Ait.

    Arizona: abstract & image of redstem filaree (Erodium cicutarium)
    MT-Montana State University Weed Science
    Manitoba Agriculture - Weeds in Crop Production: abstract & images
    Rocky Mountain National Park Exotic Plant Species Assessment
    Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food: weed identification
    UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images
    Virginia Tech: abstract & image

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