Redstem Filaree

Redstem Filaree, Redstem Storksbill

Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'H�r. ex Ait.

Geraniaceae (Geranium Family)

▲ ▼ first-year rosettes

▲ ▼ mature, flowering plants

▲ flowers

▲ flowering and fruiting stem with leaves

▲ fruit

Red-Stem Filaree:

winter annual or biennial in the Geraniaceae (Geranium) family
has long, pinnately divided (fernlike) leaves that hug the ground in first year rosette-- rosette is about 4-8 inches in diameter
leaves dark-green, stems reddish-pink
second year has ascending stalks with clusters of purplish-pink flowers at top in spring
seed pods are pointed with a spiraled “tail"
can be found in lawns, perennial crops, pastures--prefers sandy soils, but can grow anywhere
increasing in southwest Missouri