Geranium caespitosum, July 3, 2023
Common & scientific name
Purple geranium, Geranium caespitosum
Family
Geranium, Geraniaceae
Location
Interlaken/Twin Lakes, 9,200’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
This species of geranium I have only seen on the east side of the Pass. It sprawls closer to the ground than our other two, more common species (G. richardsonii and G. viscossissimum), and the lobes of its leaves are more rounded. Please let me know if you’ve seen this on the west side!