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Red-Stem Filaree/Storksbill, Erodium cicutarium

This commonly seen little plant always gets attention, although it is a non-native.It seems to flourish in or near areas that once were used for ranching.

A similar but less comon species is Desert Filaree or Heron's Bill (Erodium texanum). John Mark Stewart (Colorado Desert Wildflowers) calls the leaves "clover-like."

Red-Stem Filaree/Storksbill, Erodium cicutarium
Geraniaceae

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