Blue Storkbill
Erodium crinitum
Annual, decumbent to erect, to 40cm high with hairy stems, leaf stalks and leaves, three-lobed and green. Small geranium-like flowers in a group of 2-6 have five blue petals 6-10 mm long with white or yellow veins. Long storkbill-shaped seedpod, bursts open in a spiral when ripe.
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| Flora Type | Herbs |
| Distinctive Features | Native annual to 40 cm tall, hairy, with lobed leaves, blue geranium-like flowers with five petals and storkbill-shaped seedpod with an awn or bristle to penetrate the soil crust and aid germination. Largest leaves are three-lobed. |
| Biology | Annual. Occurs in all mainland States, in mallee scrubs, highly saline shrubland, woodland and grassland. Seed eaten by Galah Cacatua roseicapilla. Plants probably killed by fire. |
| Native Status | Native |
| Flowering Time | Aug-Mar |