Flowers in dense clusters. UCI Ecological Preserve, Irvine, CA. 4-7-11. © Joan Avise

White-stemmed filaree

Erodium moschatum

Leaves are less dissected, the flowers and fruits are more compactly clustered , and it prefers moister soil than in E. cicutarium. Leaflets are serrate, arranged in slightly unequal pairs. 

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Hairy plant with fleshy stems UCI Ecological Preserve, Irvine, CA. 4-7-11. © Joan Avise

UCI Ecological Preserve, Irvine, CA. 4-7-11. © Joan Avise

UCI Ecological Preserve, Irvine, CA. 4-7-11. © Joan Avise

Fruits. Leaves in unequal pairs, less dissected than in E. cicutarium. Irvine Regional Park, Irvine, CA. 1-27-08. © Joan Avise

San Onofre Station, San Onofre State Beach, 2-5-15. © Ron Vanderhoff.
 

Erodium moschatum L, cicutarium R, San Onofre Station, San Onofre State Beach, 2-5-15. © Ron Vanderhoff.

Erodium moschatum L, cicutarium R, San Onofre Station, San Onofre State Beach, 2-5-15. © Ron Vanderhoff.

Erodium moschatum L, cicutarium R, San Onofre Station, San Onofre State Beach, 2-5-15. © Ron Vanderhoff.