Geraniaceae

Sticky purple geranium

Geranium viscosissimum Fisch. & C.A.Mey.

Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Geranium

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Sticky purple geranium (Geranium viscosissimum) — FlowerPhoto: Daughter Dad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Sticky purple geranium

Synonyms

Geranium attenuilobum G.N.Jones & F.F.Jones
Geranium nervosum Rydb.
Geranium ornatum A.Nelson ex R.Knuth
Geranium richardsonii S.Watson ex R.Knuth
Geranium strigosior H.St.John
Geranium strigosius H.St.John
Geranium strigosum Rydb.
Geranium viscosissimum f. album H.St.John
Geranium viscosissimum f. album (Suksd.) H.St.John
Geranium viscosissimum f. viscosissimum
Geranium viscosissimum subsp. nervosum (Rydb.) W.A.Weber
Geranium viscosissimum var. album Suksd.
Geranium viscosissimum var. nervosum (Rydb.) C.L.Hitchc.
Geranium viscosissimum var. nervosum (Rydb.) C.L. Hitchc.
Geranium viscosissimum var. viscosissimum

Flowers

In flower: June to July (from 1,296 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: purple (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Plant problems

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Photos

FlowerPhoto: Daughter Dad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Walter Fertig, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Northcut, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ellen Watrous, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Todd Boland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: fl0werp0wer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Laur, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: John Gaskin, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kay Britton, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.