A small low- growing annual herb with alternate, pinnate, leaves. Stems grow up to 40cm. Flowers are rosy-purple and may be seen December to January.

Introduced and naturalised, a native of Southern Europe. Although scarce Common storksbill is now widely scattered across the Falkland Islands, found in waste areas around settlements, coastal heath and improved grasslands.

Sources include: The Vascular Flora of the Falkland Islands- D. M. Moore, B.Sc., Ph.D, 1968, Field Guide to the Plants of the Falkland Islands- Thomas Heller, Rebecca Upston, Richard Lewis, edited by Colin Clubbe

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