Erodium hendrikii Alpinar
Erodium hendrikii is an annual caulescent herb with short roots; stems ascending, 5-35cm, with very short deflexed hairs, glandular.
Leaves: Basal leaves ovate to deltoid, nearly cordate at base, coarsely lobed, crenate, pubescent on both sides, 2.5-3.5 x 18-2.5 cm; petioles long; cauline leaves ovate to deltoid-ovate, ± 5-7 lobed, irregularly crenate-dentate. 1-2cm x 0.7 cm, densely short glandular-pubescent; stipule triangular, with eglandular hairs, 4-5.5 mm
Inflorescence: axillary umbels with 5-9 flowers; bracts 0.3-0.5 x 0.1-0.2 mm, triangular; sepals ovate-oblong 4-5.5 x 1.1-1.6 mm at flowering6-7.5 x 2-3 mm in fruit, shortly ciliate along the margins; mucro 1 mm, without long hairs at the tips; petals whitish 6-10 mm, claw ciliate; stamens yellow; stigma yellow
Fruit: Rostrum 22-32 mm; mericarp 6-7.5mm; foveole has a furrow beneath. 2n=
Distribution: endemic to Turkey; Gumushane: Yagmurdere at 1800m (type loc.)
Close to E. malacoides but differs in the indumentum of the stem (lacking long hairs), leaves (lacking long hairs and sessile glands), and ciliate sepals (not only towards tips and white petals. Flowers larger.
