| Geranium caespitosum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Geraniales |
| Family: | Geraniaceae |
| Genus: | Geranium |
| Species: | G. caespitosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Geranium caespitosum E.James[1] |
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| Synonyms | |
Geranium caespitosum (Purple Cluster Geranium or Pineywoods Geranium) is a perennial herb native to Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, Utah, Wyoming, and northern Mexico.: List source :[4]}} It has a purple (red) flower with 5 stamens and has palmately lobed leaves. The fruit is a schizocarp made up of 5 mericarps. The sepals of the flower are acuminate (tapering with a long point). It prefers growing in the understory of coniferous forests and damp soils such as in canyons.
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The Gosiute use the plant as an astringent and a decoction of the root to treat diarrhea. The Keres use roots bruised into a paste to treat sores and the whole plant as turkey food.[5]
The four varieties are sometimes known by the following common names:
In the United States, all four varieties are found in Arizona and New Mexico, which are the only states in which Purple Cluster Geraniums are found. In addition the Fremont's, Parry's, and Pineywoods varieties are all found in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming; and the Pineywoods variety alone has a range extending into Nevada and Texas.[4]