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Purple Wild Geranium, Geranium caespitosum.

Purple Wild Geranium, Geranium caespitosum. Photo Taken At Blue Ridge Lake or Reservoir, Arizona Located At 6,604 feet, In The Coconino National Forest On The Mogollon Rim Near Payson. July 29, 2009.

Purple Wild Geranium, Geranium caespitosum. Yarnell Arizona September 30, 2006.
Purple Wild Geranium, Geranium caespitosum. Yarnell Arizona September 30, 2006.

Purple Wild Geranium Geranium caespitosum.	Purple Wild Geranium Geranium caespitosum.

Purple Wild Geranium Geranium caespitosum, Geranium Family ( Geraniaceae ) , Purple Wild Geranium. Also called Fremont Geranium, Western Purple Cranesbill, Pineywoods Geranium, Wild Geranium, Geranium atropurpureum var. atropurpureum, Geranium caespitosum subsp. atropurpureum, Geranium marginale, Geranium toquimense, Geranium atropurpureum, Geranium fremontii. Geranium caespitosum is the less common cousin of the very common white Wild Geranium or Sticky Geranium, Geranium viscosissimum. Purple Wild Geranium is a perennial flowering forb, growing from about 4 to 36 inches tall. Its stems are stout, forked, and hairy. It reproduces by seed. It blooms from May to September. Geranium caespitosum provides good forage in the Southwest, especially for sheep, and cattle. Deer graze both its flowers and leaves. Purple Wild Geranium has encountered approximately eleven scientific name changes since the plant was first described and named in 1823 by Edwin James. Height: About 4 inches to about 36 inches high. Flowers: Lilac to magenta with five petals. Blooming Time: In Yarnell, Arizona from about June to September. Leaves: Palmately lobed, petioles of basal and its lower leaves are hairy, not sticky. The leaves give off a odor when crushed. Fruit: A sharp-pointed, narrow capsule with an elongated tail, which coils spirally at maturity. The point is driven into the ground as it ripens. Shape: Basal rosette. Stems are often red. Elevation: 4,500 - 11,500 Feet. Habitat: On on foothills, in sub - alpine meadows, scrub - oak, and oak ponderosa pine forests. It also can be found in perennial fields. It prefers well-drained, clayey, loamy, or sandy soil. Miscellaneous: Flowering Photos Taken: Yarnell Arizona September 30, 2006.