Above: Wild Geranium along the Ho-Nee-Um boardwalk near the Council Ring on May 7, 2019.
Wild Geranium - Geranium maculatum
Wild Geranium a native plant in Wisconsin.
The plant has been used in herbal medicine, and is also grown as a garden plant. Wild geranium is considered an astringent, a substance that causes contraction of the tissues and stops bleeding.
Other names include: alum root, alum bloom, cranesbill, spotted cranesbill, wild cranesbill, spotted geranium, wild geranium, wood geranium, and other local colloquial names including old maid's nightcap.
Above: Wild Geranium in the Oak Savanna near Council Ring on May 13, 2019.
For more information on Wild Geranium, visit Wikipedia.
Or, visit the UW-Madison Wisconsin Master Gardener website page on Wild Geranium.
Wild Geranium
Geranium maculatum
Above: Wild Geranium in the Oak Savanna near Council Ring (5/17/19)
Above: Wild Geranium in the Oak Savanna near Council Ring (5/20/19)
Above: Wild Geranium in UW Arboretum near Visitors Center in Madison, Wisconsin (5/22/21)
Above: Wild Geranium in the Oak Savanna near Council Ring (5/24/19)
Above: Wild Geranium in the Oak Savanna near Council Ring (5/5/21)
Above: Wild Geranium in the Oak Savanna near Council Ring (5/17/21)
Above: Wild Geranium illustration by Alice Lounsberry circa 1899.