Plants : GeraniaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Erodium maritimum (L.) L'Her.

Sea Stork's-bill

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Erodium maritimum

Description: A rare plant of sand dunes confined to Co. Down within Northern Ireland. The common name is somewhat misleading because the commonest seaside species are the common stork's-bill (Erodium cicutarium) and the sticky stork's-bill (E. lebellii). Unlike either of these, this species has undivided leaves.

All names: Erodium maritimum (L.) L'Her.

Distribution Map from NBN: Erodium maritimum at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Erodium maritimum at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Erodium maritimum. (L.) L'Her.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3169. Accessed on 2026-11-02.