Geranium viscosissimum
(Sticky Purple Geranium)
Geranium caespitosum, Fourmile Area, Chaffee Co. 6451
Geranium viscosissimum, Gore Pass, Grand Co. 2092-1
Geranium viscosissimum, Gore Pass, Grand Co. 2100
Yellow-tipped glandular hairs, Geranium viscosissimum, Gore Pass, Grand Co. 2092-2
Leaves, Geranium viscosissimum, Gore Pass, Grand Co. 2095
| Scientific Name | Geranium viscosissimum | USDA PLANTS Symbol | GEVI2 |
| Common Name | Sticky Purple Geranium | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 29125 |
| Family | Geraniaceae (Geranium) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Foothills to subalpine (6500 to 10000 ft.); along roadsides, aspen groves, meadows, forests.
Plant: Perennial 1 to 3 feet tall with erect or ascending branched stems; stems short-hairy below, long hairy and often glandular-hairy above. Leaves: On stalks from lower portions of stems, leaves are 2-1/2 to 4-3/4 inches wide and palmately-divided to ~3/4 of their length into 5 to 7 wedge- to diamond-shaped segments with lobes with sharp tips; surfaces hairy and somewhat glandular. Inflorescence: Open clusters of flowers about 1-inch across on branched, hairy, sticky stalks with 5 light pink to purple petals with darker veins, 5 narrow green sepals beneath; pedicels and sepals with glandular hairs tipped with yellow glands. Bloom Period: June to August. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, "Guide to Colorado Wildflowers" by G.K. Guennel, E-Flora BC and American Southwest. |
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Colorado Status: Native |
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