Geum triflorum, June 19, 2021
G. triflorum, Lower Lost Man, 10,500’, July 4, 2021
Common & scientific name
Prairie smoke, Geum triflorum
Family
Rose, Rosaceae
Location
North Fork Lake Creek TH, 10,800’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
This sublimely soft, rosy, nodding flower is always a delight to find, whether it’s a single plant or whether it fills a meadow. Its seed heads are reminiscent of a Dr. Seuss hair style, and will be featured here later this summer when they go to seed! Interestingly, it is the plant’s rosy bracts and sepals, not its small, pale petals just protruding at the tip of the flower, that give Prairie smoke its elegant color and shape.
G. triflorum, in fruit, S. Fork Lake Creek, 10,400’, July 2, 2021