Erodium schemachense

Dioecious perennial with thick multiheaded rhizome; stems 5-20cm, thickly covered with leaves.

Leaves: leaves oblong, pinnately dissected, with very small obtuse lobes, densely and finely grey hairy.

Inflorescence: umbels of 2-3 flowers; sepals 4-7 mm, elliptic with a short acute tip, hairy; petals 7-10 mm, pink.

Fruit: rostrum c 2 cm.

Distribution: endemic to Azerbaizan; Baku; rocks in the subalpine belt.