Taxonomy: Fam. Geraniaceae// Genus: Erodium// Species: Erodium hoefftianum C. A. Mey.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Micevski (2005) and Webb and Chater (1968 in Tutin et al.). The plants from Osogovo have glandular pedicels, peduncles and stem, corresponding to Erodium hoefftianum subsp. hoefftianum. No subspecies are accepted in The Euro+Med Plantbase (Aldasoro, Sáez & Navarro, 2009+).
Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to East Central and Southeast Europe to Central Asia and Iran according to the Plants of the World Online portal.
Habitat: Rural areas – along earth roads, among shrubs.
Flowering period: Spring-summer (APR, MAY).
Erodium hoefftianum – habit. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – habit. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – habit. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – habit. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – habit. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – flower. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – flower. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – flower. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – flower. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – calyx. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – calyx. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – calyx. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – fruits. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – calyx in fruiting stage. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – calyx in fruiting stage. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – pedicels. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – stem and upper leaves. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – stem and upper leaves. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – stem and leaves. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – leaves. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – lower leaves. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – leaf. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – lower leaves. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – lower leaves. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – adaxial side of leaf. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – adaxial side of leaf. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – abaxial side of leaf. Hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scaled images. Specimens from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, collected 01.05.2026.
Erodium hoefftianum – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – habit. Scale in cm. Specimen from the hilly region between Kochani and Orizari, 01.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – flower and calyx. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – hairs of calyx. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – fruits. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – calyx in fruiting stage. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – ripe dechized mericarps. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – unripe and ripe mericarps. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – eglandular apical pits of mericarps. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – cauline leaves. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Erodium hoefftianum – basal leaf. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Erodium hoefftianum. Aldasoro, J. J., Sáez, L. & Navarro, C. 2009+: Erodium. – In: Aedo, C., Estébanez, B. & Navarro, C.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G., Geraniaceae. Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/6eceddc6-a0bb-4b5e-a81d-472338415f7b [Accessed 09.05.2026].
Micevski, K. 2005. Erodium L’Hér., The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Vol. I, Book 6. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1506–1517.
Webb, D. A. and Chater, A. O. 1968. Erodium L’Hér. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 199–204.
