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Geranium oreganum is a species of geranium known by the common name Oregon cranesbill, or Oregon geranium. It is native to western North America from California to Alberta, where it grows in mountain forests and meadows. This is a perennial herb growing generally erect to heights of 40 to 80 centimeters. The slender stems have a foliage of large palmate leaves up to 15 centimeters wide and divided into several segments, each of which is subdivided into rounded or pointed lobes. The flower has pointed sepals beneath rounded lavender to purple petals. The fruit has a small body with a pointed style column up to five centimeters long.
Perennial herb
1 - 3 ft Tall
Upright
Fast
Purple, Lavender
Spring
Partial Shade
Moderate
Prefers loamy or clay soils. Grows poorly in sandy soils.
For propagating by seed: No treatment.
Moist places, meadows,
Yellow Pine Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 3 likely
Oregon Gem Moth
Heliothis oregonica
Fall Webworm
Hyphantria cunea
Double-Banded Carpet
Spargania magnoliata