A brilliant carpet with its sage-green background and occasional dash of deeper green where patches of "filaree" covered the sandy soil!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tabitha at Ivy Hall] Reference

We walk by flora that I have only seen in books – brittlebush and cheeseweed, filaree, jojoba.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vanishing Acts]

In place of strong grasses these places are now covered for a few weeks in spring with a growth of a plant known as “filaree,” which, owing to the rapid maturing of its seeds (in a month or less), seems to be the only plant not completely destroyed by the cattle, although the latter are very fond of it and eat it freely, both green and when dried on the ground.    From Wordnik.com.  [Aboriginal Remains in Verde Valley, Arizona Thirteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1891-92, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896, pages 179-262] Reference

Good for nothin ', I'd been told, but to run cows on in winter, when the filaree and bunch grass are green.    From Wordnik.com.  [The She Boss A Western Story] Reference

Rhyne said even if the poppies are curled, there are plenty of goldfields at the reserve, along with lacy phacelia and plenty of filaree, plus a few cream cups and Mojave sun cups.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest Articles] Reference

Some cold-adapted winter annuals that are becoming more common are popcorn flower, or Pectocarya recurvata, and Erodium cicutarium, known more commonly as red filaree or storksbill.    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

During years when spring temperatures are moderate and precipitation is plentiful, you'll notice fields of yellow-blooming mustards and purple-blooming filaree that seem to appear out of nowhere.    From Wordnik.com.  [RGJ.com - Latest News] Reference

When Peter came upon the scene he found Linda, flushed and brilliant eyed, holding before him a big bouquet of alder bloom, the last of the lilacs she had found in a cool, shaded place, pink filaree, blue lupin, and white mahogany panicles.    From Wordnik.com.  [Her father`s daughter] Reference

"The filaree is out there in great numbers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest Articles] Reference