filaree

• Plante herbacée naturalisée dans le sud-ouest des États-Unis et au Mexique, à tiges rougeâtres rampantes, feuilles petites et finement divisées rappelant des fougères, et petites fleurs rose-lavande suivies de fruits allongés dressés ; souvent cultivée comme fourrage.

A European weed naturalized in the southwestern United States and Mexico, characterized by reddish decumbent stems, small fernlike leaves, and small deep reddish-lavender flowers, followed by slender upright fruits; often grown for forage.

1. A type of plant (storksbill)C1formalamericanscientific

   A European weed (Erodium cicutarium) naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico, having reddish decumbent stems, small fern-like leaves, and small deep reddish-lavender flowers. Its slender fruits stand straight up, and it is often grown as forage for livestock.

   Bec-de-grue à feuilles de ciguë

   • Filaree is commonly found in dry, open areas of the southwestern United States.
   • During the spring, the filaree's red stems and purple flowers cover the hillsides.
   • Ranchers often rely on filaree as a nutritious forage plant for cattle.
   • The distinctive, upright seed pods of filaree give it the nickname 'clocks'.

   Synonymesalfilariastorksbill