1. A small plant with needle-like seed pods, native to the Mediterranean region and now common in dry regions of North America; used as forage for livestock.
Usage: Also called filaree or filaria; Botanical name: Erodium cicutarium

Examples

• Ranchers in the Southwest rely on alfilaria as a nutritious forage crop during dry seasons.
• The alfilaria plant spreads easily across arid landscapes.
• Livestock graze on alfilaria in the desert regions of California and Nevada.
• The needle-like seeds of alfilaria can stick to animal fur and clothing.
• Alfilaria thrives in poor soil where other plants struggle to grow.