REDSHANKS
Noun
redshanks
plural of redshank
Common name of Adenostoma sparsifolium of southern California in the US and northern Baja California in Mexico.
Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)
Source: Wiktionary
REDSHANK
Red"shank` (rd"shnk`), n.
1. (Zoรถl.)
(a) A common Old World limicoline bird (Totanus calidris), having the
legs and feet pale red. The spotted redshank (T. fuscus) is larger,
and has orange-red legs. Called also redshanks, redleg, and clee.
(b) The fieldfare.
2. A bare-legged person; -- a contemptuous appellation formerly given
to the Scotch Highlanders, in allusion to their bare legs. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition