Geraniaceae Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'H‚r. ex Ait.
Redstem Stork's Bill
Jemez - Other, Protection
Use documented by:
Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 22
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Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'H‚r. ex Ait.
Scientific name: Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'H‚r. ex Ait.
USDA symbol: ERCIC (
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Common names: Redstem Stork's Bill
Family: Geraniaceae
Family (APG): Geraniaceae
Native American Tribe: Jemez
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Protection
Notes: Dried plant powder mixed with watermelon seeds during storage & planting stops watermelon disease.
RECRD: 1846 id: 14218