redstem storksbill

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 pinlike fruits that stick straight up; often

grown for forage [syn: {alfilaria}, {alfileria}, {filaree},

{filaria}, {clocks}, {pin grass}, {pin clover}, {Erodium

cicutarium}]