Sticky Geranium - Center for Native Plants

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Sticky GeraniumGeranium viscosissimum

H 12"–36"MAY–AUG

• Seeds provide food for birds and small mammals

• Pollinated by flies, butterflies, and bees

• Has a very unique seed head• Is protocarnivorous; it is able

to dissolve protein, such as insects, that become trapped on its leaf surface and absorb the nitrogen derived from the protein

Geranium Family

Photo Credit: Matt Lavin

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