Geum triflorum, June 8, 2022
G. triflorum, Lower Lost Man, 10,600’, July 4, 2022
G. triflorum in fruit, lower Lost Man, 10,600’, July 14, 2022
Seedheads Portal Campground area, 10,600’, July 29, 2022
Common & scientific name
Prairie smoke, Geum triflorum
Family
Rose, Rosaceae
Location
Lincoln Creek TH, 10,250’
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 (see bottom left). 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, lower Lost Man, 10,600’, July 4, 2022
Seedheads, Portal Campground area, 10,600’, July 29, 2022