Geum triflorum, June 21, 2023
Lower Lost Man, June 28, 2023
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 (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.
East summit, 12,000’, July 2, 2023