Erodium astragaloides

Erodium astragaloides is a species of flowering plant in the geranium family endemic to Sierra Nevada, southern Spain.

Erodium astragaloides

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Geraniales
Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Erodium
Species:
E. astragaloides
Binomial name
Erodium astragaloides
Boiss. & Reut., 1852

Habitat

The distinctive species can grow in sparse grasslands on less developed rocky-sandy dolomitic soils. It is associated with Juniperus phoenicea, as a part of communities which are rich at endemic species, such as Rothmaleria granatensis, Helianthemum pannosum, Silene boryi, Convolvulus boissieri, Anthyllis tejedensis, Thymus granatensis, and Saxifraga erioblasta.[1]

References

  1. Blanca, G., Gutierrez Carretero, L. & Donaire Sanchez, F. J. P. 2011. Erodium astragaloides.
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