East sider only

Geranium caespitosum, June 28, 2020

Geranium caespitosum, June 28, 2020

Common & scientific name
Purple geranium, Geranium caespitosum

Family
Geranium, Geraniaceae

Location
Twin Lakes, 9,200’

Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
This species of geranium I have only seen on the east side of the Pass.  It sprawls closer to the ground than our other two, more common species (G. richardsonii and G. viscossissimum), and the lobes of its leaves are more rounded.  Please let me know if you’ve seen this on the west side!