Filaree (Erodium cicutarium), also called common stork's-bill, is a common desert plant, although its fern-looking leaves might make it seem out of place at first. It is out of place, an introduced weed from Eurasia. Nevertheless, harvester ants use the seeds and the plant is food for larvae of the Brown argus butterfly.
The flowers have five petals and are quite pretty. This plant is a member of the Geranium Family (Geraniaceae). For more information about filaree, click here.
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