| Family | GERANIACEAE |
| Genus species | Geranium caespitosum E.James |
| Bibliography | Account Exped. Pittsburgh, ed. 2: 3 (1823) |
| Native Range | w. & sc. USA to n. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | lower leaves long petiolate, orbiculate, 5-partite, segments rhombic, tripartite, terminal segments acute, stem leaves similar, flowers solitary, petals obovate, 12-18mm long |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | pinkish purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Geranium atropurpureum A.Heller Geranium atropurpureum var. cowenii (Rydb.) Dorn Geranium atropurpureum var. furcatum (Hanks) Kearney Geranium caespitosum f. albiflorum Cockerell Geranium caespitosum ssp. atropurpureum (A.Heller) W.A.Weber Geranium caespitosum var. eremophilum (Wooton & Standl.) W.C.Martin Geranium caespitosum var. fremontii (Torr. & A.Gray) Dorn Geranium caespitosum var. gracile Engelm. ex A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr. Geranium caespitosum var. marginale (Rydb.) S.L.Welsh Geranium caespitosum var. parryi (Engelm.) W.A.Weber Geranium cowenii Rydb. Geranium eremophilum Wooton & Standll. Geranium fremontii Torr. & A.Gray Geranium fremontii var. cowenii (Rydb.) H.D.Harr. Geranium fremontii var. parryi Engelm. Geranium furcatum Hanks Geranium gracile Engelm. Geranium intermedium E.James Geranium marginale Rydb. Geranium parryi (Engelm.) A.Heller Geranium pattersonii Rydb. Geranium pentagynum Engelm. Geranium richardsonii var. intermedium (E.James) Kuntze Geranium toquimense A.H.Holmgen & N.H.Holmgren |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest) |