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Erodium jacquinianum

an annual or biennial member of the Erodium genus in the family Geraniaceae.

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Taxonomy and growth

Genus
Erodium
Life cycle
annual, biennial
Flower type
hermaphrodite

Uses

Edible uses

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Tubercles[4][2]. No further details are given in the reports.

Plant part
Root

Material uses

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A green dye can be obtained from the whole plant. It does not require a mordant[3].

Product or use
Dye

Environment

Range
S. Europe.
Habitat
Sandy places[6].
Light
full sun
Shade tolerance
no shade
Water
moderate
Soil textures
sandy, loamy
Soil pH
neutral, alkaline
Drainage
well drained
Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
No
Drought
intolerant

Propagation

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Seed - sow in situ as soon as the seed is ripe in the late summer. The seed can also be sown in situ in late spring[1]. It usually germinates readily[5].

Cultivation

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Prefers a sunny well-drained position and a limy soil or at least one that is not acid[1]. This species is often included in E. cicutarium as E. cicutarium jacquinianum[6].

References

  1. F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Oxford University Press 1951-00-00

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  2. Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing 1976-00-00

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  3. Grae. I. Nature's Colors - Dyes from Plants. MacMillan Publishing Co. New York. 1974-00-00 ISBN 0-02-544950-8

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  4. Hedrick. U. P. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications 1972-00-00 ISBN 0-486-20459-6

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  5. Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992-00-00 ISBN 0-333-47494-5

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  6. ? Flora Europaea Cambridge University Press 1964-00-00

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