Erodium astragaloides

Erodium astragaloides is a species of flowering plant in the geranium family Geraniaceae.^[3] It is endemic to Sierra Nevada, southern Spain.^[2][4]

Erodium astragaloides
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Geraniales
Family:	Geraniaceae
Genus:	Erodium
Species:	E. astragaloides
Binomial name
Erodium astragaloides Boiss. & Reut., 1852
Synonyms[2]
Erodium camposianum Coss. ex Willk. & Lange

Habitat

The distinctive species can grow in sparse grasslands on less developed rocky-sandy dolomitic soils. It is associated with Juniperus phoenicea, as a part of communities which are rich at endemic species, such as Rothmaleria granatensis, Helianthemum pannosum, Silene boryi, Convolvulus boissieri, Anthyllis tejedensis, Thymus granatensis, and Saxifraga erioblasta.^[1]