Weed of the Week

May 1st,  2007

Redstem Filaree, Erodium cicutarium

Characteristics

Family: Geraniaceae (Geranium Family)

Origin: Europe and Asia

Description:

• Winter annual, or biennial

• State list B noxious weed species

• Reproduces by seeds

Stems:

• Stems spreading outward up to two feet

Flowers:

• Pink to purple, in clusters

• Blooms Spring through first frost

• Fruits of the flower are 5 lobed and long beaked

Leaves:

• Form a rosette with lacy leaves radiating out from the central tap root

• Lobed and feather-like and slightly hair

Location:

    This weed is common worldwide.  It is considered noxious since it out competes food crops and native plants in wild ecosystems.

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