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
Alfileria \Al*fil`e*ri"a\, ||Alfilerilla \Al*fil`e*ril"la\, n. Same as Alfilaria . [Webster 1913 Suppl.] ||

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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 ...