[The Geranium Family in Mount Adams Country]

Rydberg's Geranium, Sticky Purple Geranium

Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum

Synonyms: Geranium canum, Geranium nervosum, Geranium strigosius, Geranium strigosum, Geranium viscosissimum ssp. nervosum, Geranium viscosissimum var. nervosum

Flowers of Rydberg's Geranium, Sticky Purple Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum (Synonyms: Geranium canum, Geranium nervosum, Geranium strigosius, Geranium strigosum, Geranium viscosissimum ssp. nervosum, Geranium viscosissimum var. nervosum) - Inflorescence of Rydberg's Geranium, Sticky Purple Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum (Synonyms: Geranium canum, Geranium nervosum, Geranium strigosius, Geranium strigosum, Geranium viscosissimum ssp. nervosum, Geranium viscosissimum var. nervosum)

The photo at left shows a close-up of the flowers of Rydberg's geranium as seen at the trailhead for Canyon Creek, Klickitat Wildlife Area..........May 22, 2015. The photo at right shows a close-up of the inflorescence (including a flower, flower bud and maturing fruits) of Rydberg's geranium as seen at the trailhead for Canyon Creek, Klickitat Wildlife Area.........July 3, 2022

Mid-stem hairs of Rydberg's Geranium, Sticky Purple Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum (Synonyms: Geranium canum, Geranium nervosum, Geranium strigosius, Geranium strigosum, Geranium viscosissimum ssp. nervosum, Geranium viscosissimum var. nervosum) - Rydberg's Geranium, Sticky Purple Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum (Synonyms: Geranium canum, Geranium nervosum, Geranium strigosius, Geranium strigosum, Geranium viscosissimum ssp. nervosum, Geranium viscosissimum var. nervosum)

Rydberg's Geranium, Sticky Purple Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum (Synonyms: Geranium canum, Geranium nervosum, Geranium strigosius, Geranium strigosum, Geranium viscosissimum ssp. nervosum, Geranium viscosissimum var. nervosum) - Upper stem, flowers and flower buds of Rydberg's Geranium, Sticky Purple Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum (Synonyms: Geranium canum, Geranium nervosum, Geranium strigosius, Geranium strigosum, Geranium viscosissimum ssp. nervosum, Geranium viscosissimum var. nervosum) - Rydberg's Geranium, Sticky Purple Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum (Synonyms: Geranium canum, Geranium nervosum, Geranium strigosius, Geranium strigosum, Geranium viscosissimum ssp. nervosum, Geranium viscosissimum var. nervosum)

Bumble bee on a flower of Rydberg's Geranium, Sticky Purple Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum (Synonyms: Geranium canum, Geranium nervosum, Geranium strigosius, Geranium strigosum, Geranium viscosissimum ssp. nervosum, Geranium viscosissimum var. nervosum) - Rydberg's Geranium, Sticky Purple Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum (Synonyms: Geranium canum, Geranium nervosum, Geranium strigosius, Geranium strigosum, Geranium viscosissimum ssp. nervosum, Geranium viscosissimum var. nervosum)

A close-up of the flowers of Rydberg's geranium as seen at the trailhead for Canyon Creek, Klickitat Wildlife Area..........May 22, 2015. Plants at this location have a few glands in the hairs, but plants are largely not sticky to the touch.

Paul Slichter