These are two different species of Geranum. No question of Erodium, as I have indicated above. I had uploaded Erodium moschatum and E. cicutarium separately to clear the doubt.
Please see these https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!searchin/indiantreepix/erodium/indiantreepix/nQC_uKR6xKQ/3k04Ga2uN8YJ https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!searchin/indiantreepix/erodium/indiantreepix/7q_M_UeYcA4/oCtgvF-tjkYJ -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 1:20 AM, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id assistance please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > *Geranium sp. I hope.* > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > > The basic difference between Geranium and Erodium is that leaves of > former are palmately lobed and in latter pinnately lobed or divided. The > flowers and fruits look similar. > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > > I think it might be Erodium sp. We have a species here, Erodium texanum, > that greatly resembles the photo. Erodium is classified with Geranium. > > > http://www.fireflyforest.com/flowers/category/view-plants/pink-flowers/page/4/ > Lower right photo. > The most remarkable feature for identification would be the seed pod, > which "looks" like a stork's bill. It has a long, tapering pointed part, > resembling a bird's bill, attached to a rounded case. This plant has > medicinal uses, and if it is not native, someone may have imported it. > Photos taken west of Phoenix, Arizona. Notice in the middle > photograph, upper left, two seed pods. > Pat Goltz > Arizona, USA > > Yes Patji, > I am sorry for putting up two plants in same post. > First two pics: *Erodium moschatum* (L.) L' Herit is the only plant > reported in Nilgiris for the genus. Next time when I visit the place, I try > to look at the bill-like fruits. Attaching one more picture of the same. *E. > moschatum* is a European origin. > The last three pics may be *Geranium* sp.- from Muthu ji. > > *Not Erodium Muthu ji as indicated earlier.* I have photographed Erodium > moschatum here in California, with much larger pinnate leaves. > "ALL SPECIES OF GERANIUM HAVE PALMATELY LOBED LEAVES, AND THOSE OF > ERODIUM PINNATE LEAVES" > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > > Muthu ji > If you can send me the list of species of Geranium and Erodium reported > from the area, I may help to fix your species. > Fruits of Geranium and Erodium look simlar with similar beaks. > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> > Date: 19 November 2012 15:52 > Subject: [efloraofindia:138610] Nilgiris: Creeper for identification > 191112MK01 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Dear all, > > Please help me to identify this creeper plant found on the grasslands of > high altitude Nilgiris. Commonly seen on wet soil. Is this Ranunculaceae? > > Date: 20 Oct 2012 > Place: Mukruti NP, Nilgiris, TN > Alt.: 2350 m asl > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Care Earth Trust > #15, second main road, > Thillai ganga nagar, > Chennai - 600 061 > Mob: 0091 96268 33911 > www.careearthtrust.org > > -- > > > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2000 members & > 1,37,000 messages on 31/10/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 7500 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > --
