Its US distribution includes Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.

[3] It has a purple to red flower with 5 stamens, and the sepals are acuminate, tapering with a long point.

[5] It grows in damp soils, as in the understory of coniferous forests and in canyons.

The Keres use roots crushed into a paste to treat sores, and the whole plant as turkey food.

[6] The pineywoods geranium is grown in xeriscape and native plant gardens for their well displayed pink flowers.