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El Paso County Wildflower Project - Sticky Geranium

Sticky Geranium

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: March - August

Habitat: ponderosa pine forest, northern juniper woodland, lowland to higher elevation meadows, and wetland-riparian zones

Photography Notes: Very Cooperative

Credits: Jason Fazio, 30 May

Image Credit: Coming Soon

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Sticky Geranium (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.