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