STICKY GERANIUM
IMAGE BY JAMES COLQUHOUN
STICKY GERANIUM. AKA, STICKY PURPLE GERANIUM, STICKY WILD GERANIUM
GENESIS NAME: Geranium viscosissimum
DISTRIBUTION: USA: CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY. CANADA: AB, BC, SK.
SEASON: Blooms April thru September
MEDICAL USE: The powdered root infused in water was a treatment for bleeding wounds, sore eyes, and consumed as a tea for diarrhea. Most astringent roots are used in these ways. Today hikers in the backcountry can use geranium roots (cleaned and dried) to treat bleeding wounds and diarrhea safely.
POISONOUS: NO
EDIBILITY: The flowers of sticky purple geranium are edible, and can be added to salads or used as a garnish. The leaves are edible raw or cooked, but are not choice.
FEATURES: Sticky purple geranium is a native perennial forb that grows to 40 to 90 cm tall. It has sticky glandular hairs that densely cover the stems and leaves. Leaves are basal, on long stalks and have blades 5 to 12 cm wide. The leaves are deeply palmately lobed into 5 to 7 sharply toothed divisions.
LEAVES: Sticky purple geranium is a native perennial forb that grows to 40 to 90 cm tall. It has sticky glandular hairs that densely cover the stems and leaves. Leaves are basal, on long stalks and have blades 5 to 12 cm wide. The leaves are deeply palmately lobed into 5 to 7 sharply toothed divisions.
FRUITS: History: "Geranium" is from the Greek word "geranos" meaning "crane" which refers to the long-beaked fruit of this plant. "Viscosissimum" means sticky. Description: The Sticky Geranium is one of the most common pink-flowered plants.
DISTRIBUTION: USA: CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY. CANADA: AB, BC, SK.
SEASON: Blooms April thru September
MEDICAL USE: The powdered root infused in water was a treatment for bleeding wounds, sore eyes, and consumed as a tea for diarrhea. Most astringent roots are used in these ways. Today hikers in the backcountry can use geranium roots (cleaned and dried) to treat bleeding wounds and diarrhea safely.
POISONOUS: NO
EDIBILITY: The flowers of sticky purple geranium are edible, and can be added to salads or used as a garnish. The leaves are edible raw or cooked, but are not choice.
FEATURES: Sticky purple geranium is a native perennial forb that grows to 40 to 90 cm tall. It has sticky glandular hairs that densely cover the stems and leaves. Leaves are basal, on long stalks and have blades 5 to 12 cm wide. The leaves are deeply palmately lobed into 5 to 7 sharply toothed divisions.
LEAVES: Sticky purple geranium is a native perennial forb that grows to 40 to 90 cm tall. It has sticky glandular hairs that densely cover the stems and leaves. Leaves are basal, on long stalks and have blades 5 to 12 cm wide. The leaves are deeply palmately lobed into 5 to 7 sharply toothed divisions.
FRUITS: History: "Geranium" is from the Greek word "geranos" meaning "crane" which refers to the long-beaked fruit of this plant. "Viscosissimum" means sticky. Description: The Sticky Geranium is one of the most common pink-flowered plants.
DESCRIPTION:
The many-toothed, deeply-lobed, bright-green leaves of this large, clumped wild geranium occur on strong, branching, 1-3 ft., flower stalks. A lightly-haired plant with several stems, leaves on long stalks, most near the base, and a few pink-lavender to purplish flowers in an open cluster near the top. Pinkish to lavender, 1 1/2 in. wide, saucer-shaped flowers occur at stem tips. Stem, leaves, and flower stalks are covered with sticky hairs.
This is one of several western Geraniums with pinkish-purple flowers; all are similar, distinguished only by technical features. Dove's Foot Geranium (G. molle), with small pink flowers, is a common weed on lawns and in vacant lots and is native to Europe.
Sticky geranium is one of our most conspicuous pink-flowered wildflowers. The plants can be nearly waist high! The flowers are pink to rose-purple and have distinctive dark purple veins on the petals.
This is one of several western Geraniums with pinkish-purple flowers; all are similar, distinguished only by technical features. Dove's Foot Geranium (G. molle), with small pink flowers, is a common weed on lawns and in vacant lots and is native to Europe.
Sticky geranium is one of our most conspicuous pink-flowered wildflowers. The plants can be nearly waist high! The flowers are pink to rose-purple and have distinctive dark purple veins on the petals.
