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Latin name: Erodium cicutarium
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Family: Geraniaceae
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Common name: redstem filaree
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Life cycle: winter annual or biennial
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Habit: more or less prostrate circular
mat
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Foliage: Leaves are sessile (without
petioles), pubescent, and alternately arranged along the stem. Leaf
margins are dentate.
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Flower: Flowers are pink, with 5
petals, and often occur in clusters of two.
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Fruit: The fruit of this plant is unique.
They are long, narrow, cylindrical, and tapering to a point. They
are generally positioned vertically, and are held up kind of like a candle
in a candle holder.
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