Often grown for forage

• European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Alfilaria \Al*fil`a*ri"a\, n. (Bot.) The pin grass ( Erodium cicutarium ), a weed in California. [1913 Webster] ||

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n. European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage [syn: redstem ...