The complete chloroplast genome of <i>Erodium cicutarium</i> (Linnaeus) l’ Héritier ex Aiton 1789 (Geraniaceae): genome characterization and phylogenetic consideration

<i>Erodium cicutarium</i> is an annual herbaceous plant valued for its applications in traditional medicine. However, the chloroplast genome of <i>E. cicutarium</i> has yet to be reported. In this study, we assembled chloroplast genomes of <i>Erodium cicutarium</i> using Illumina sequencing reads. The chloroplast genome was 114,652 bp long, harbored 111 complete genes, and its overall GC content was 39.1%. In Maximum Likelihood (ML) and Bayesian inference (BI) trees, the 13 <i>Erodium</i> species divided into three main clades, with <i>E. cicutarium</i> and <i>E. carvifolium</i> forming a monophyletic group, suggesting a close relationship between the two species. The <i>E. cicutarium</i> cp genome presented in this study lays a good foundation for the <i>Erodium</i>.