Geranium caespitosum, August 17, 2022
Common & scientific name
Purple geranium, Geranium caespitosum
Family
Geranium, Geraniaceae
Location
Twin Lakes area, 9,300’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
This species of geranium I have only seen on the east side of the Pass, and per Ackerfield is not found in Pitkin County. 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!