Wild Geranium is a photograph by Marilyn DeBlock which was uploaded on May 25th, 2022.
Wild Geranium
A pretty little wild geranium photographed at the High Point State Park.
Geranium maculatum is an herbaceous perennial native to deciduous... more
Title
Wild Geranium
Artist
Marilyn DeBlock
Medium
Photograph - Photography W/post Processing
Description
A pretty little wild geranium photographed at the High Point State Park.
"Geranium maculatum is an herbaceous perennial native to deciduous woodlands of eastern North America, from southern Ontario south to Georgia and west to eastern Oklahoma and the eastern part of the Dakotas in zones 3 to 8. It is found in most of Wisconsin except for a few of the northern counties. Wild geranium is the showiest of the native geraniums with larger flowers than the other species. Known by many different common names including alum root, alum bloom, cranesbill, spotted cranesbill, wild cranesbill, spotted geranium, wild geranium, wood geranium, and other local colloquial names, this clump-forming plant in the geranium family (Geraniaceae) is usually very abundant in dense patches in natural woodland openings.
These colonies are formed of groups of long-lived clones that have grown from individual plants. It is not an effective colonizer and is rarely found in disturbed areas. G. maculatum was used medicinally by Native Americans to treat diarrhea and open sores or wounds."
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USA Photographers, New Jersey, Vertical Images,
Uploaded
May 25th, 2022
