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Geum aleppicum
Geum aleppicum Jacq.
Yellow Avens
Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Synonym(s): Geum aleppicum ssp. strictum, Geum aleppicum var. strictum, Geum strictum, Geum strictum var. decurrens
USDA Symbol: GEAL3
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene , Aggregate
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall, often shorter.
Fruit: Aggregated achenes.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: YellowBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: AK , AZ , CA , CO , CT , GA , IA , ID , IL , IN , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NY , OH , OR , PA , RI , SD , TN , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WYCanada: MB , NB , NS , PE , SK
Growing Conditions
Light Requirement: ShadeSoil Moisture: Moist
Find Seed or Plants
View propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW | FACU | FAC | FAC | FACU | FACW | FAC | FACW |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Geum aleppicum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Geum aleppicum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Geum aleppicum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2022-11-09Research By: TWC Staff