Latin name: Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér.
  Pronunciation: er-OH-dee-um sik-yoo-TARE-ee-um

  Common name: Red-stem filaree
  Family: Geraniaceae (Geranium)
  Habitat: Open dry places, disturbed sites, grasslands
  mostly below 6000', common and widespread in
  California, naturalized from the Mediterranean area

  Blooming period: February to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Erodium
  2) cicutarium
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