What is "alfilaria"

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

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 storksbill, alfileria, filaree, filaria, clocks, pin grass, pin clover, Erodium cicutarium]