Participant Info

Species

Geranium caespitosum [Geranium atropurpureum] [Geranium eremophilum] [Geranium fremontii]

Family

Geraniaceae

CommonName

purple cluster geranium, pineywoods geranium

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1900

LatestDate

2019

Ecosystem

basin, montane, subalpine, tundra

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos, UBasin

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

Cochetopa, La Veta, Los Pinos, South, Wolf Creek

WildlifePreserves

Baca, Coller, Rio Grande

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Conejos Co, Terrace Reservoir 26 July 2019

Comments

Purple cluster geranium has been commonly collected from all mountain regions of the Watershed except for the Culebras (but it has been recorded from the extension of the Cristos into New Mexico). The plant likes steep, rocky habitats, including outcrop faces and talus slopes. It is found in Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, and far western Texas, following the Rio Grande as far as Terrell Co, TX.

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