Geranium caespitosum

Geranium caespitosum

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Geraniales
Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Geranium
Species:
G. caespitosum
Binomial name
Geranium caespitosum
E.James, 1823
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Geranium atropurpureum A.Heller (1898)
    • Geranium cowenii Rydb. (1907)
    • Geranium eremophilum Wooton & Standl. (1913)
    • Geranium fremontii Torr. ex A.Gray (1849)
    • Geranium furcatum Hanks (1907)
    • Geranium gracile Engelm. (1849)
    • Geranium intermedium E.James (1823)
    • Geranium marginale Rydb. (1907)
    • Geranium parryi A.Heller (1900)
    • Geranium pattersonii Rydb. (1902)
    • Geranium pentagynum Engelm. (1848)
    • Geranium toquimense N.H.Holmgren & A.H.Holmgren (1974)

Geranium caespitosum, the purple cluster geranium or pineywoods geranium, is a perennial herb native to the western United States and northern Mexico. Its US distribution includes Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.[3]

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It has a purple to red flower with 5 stamens, and the sepals are acuminate, tapering with a long point. It has palmately lobed leaves. The fruit is a schizocarp made up of 5 mericarps. Flowers bloom May to September.[4] Geranium caespitosum has fleshy roots that penetrate deeply into the soil.[5] It grows in damp soils, as in the understory of coniferous forests and in canyons.

  1. ^ NatureServe (2024). "Geranium caespitosum". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Geranium caespitosum E.James". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  3. ^ Geranium caespitosum. PLANTS Profile. USDA. Accessed 23 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Jewels was invoked but never defined (see the help page).