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filaree

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fil·a·ree  (fl-r)
n.
See alfilaria.
[Alteration of alfilaria.]
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Noun1.filareefilaree - 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
alfilaria, alfileria, clocks, Erodium cicutarium, filaria, pin clover, pin grass, redstem storksbill
heron's bill, storksbill - any of various plants of the genus Erodium


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Poppies and other wildflowers - including fiddlenecks and filaree, usually the earliest of the valley's native flowers - are blooming at spots along the roads leading to the reserve.
PATCHY POPPIES POOR SEASON IS PREDICTED FOR A.V.'S SIGNATURE BLOOM by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Many native plants can no longer be found and other foreign grasses--such as filaree, Russian thistle, halogetan, and cheat grass--take over.
The dangers of beef. (Environmental Watch) by John, Zara R. / The Humanist
Besides the poppies - which right now have the thickest blooms on south-facing slopes outside the reserve's boundaries - other wildflowers are blooming at the reserve and elsewhere around the valley: pygmy lupines, cream cups, redstem filaree and fiddlenecks.
RAIN SPROUTS DELUGE LEFT GOLDEN LEGACY; POPPY RESERVE WILL OPEN EARLY by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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