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El Paso County Wildflower Project - Alpine False Springparsley

Alpine False Springparsley

Geranium viscosissimum, commonly known as the sticky purple geranium, is a perennial in the flowering plant family Geraniaceae.[3] It is thought to be a protocarnivorous plant.

This herbaceous perennial plant is native to the Northwestern United States, California, and Nevada, including in the Great Basin and Rocky Mountains regions; and to Western Canada, including in the Canadian Rockies.

Bloom Season: April - October

Habitat: rocky slopes, ridges, alpine tundra, fell fields, and open clearings

Photography Notes: Susceptible to a breeze

Credits: Jason Fazio, 30 May

Image Credit: Coming Soon

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Alpine False Springparsley (native) is one of many wildflowers featured in the El Paso CO Wildflower Project, a community-built field guide documenting the wildflowers of El Paso County, Colorado.