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Geum canadense var. canadense (White avens)
Smith, R.W.

Geum canadense var. canadense

Geum canadense Jacq. var. canadense

White Avens

Rosaceae (Rose Family)

Synonym(s): Geum canadense var. brevipes, Geum canadense var. camporum, Geum canadense var. grimesii

USDA Symbol: GECAC6

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene , Aggregate
Fruit: Aggregated achenes.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , CT , DC , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , MA , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NY , OK , RI , SD , TN , TX , VA , VT , WY
Canada: NB , NS , ON , QC

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Sun , Part Shade , Shade
Soil Moisture: Moist

Benefit

Conspicuous Flowers: yes

Herbarium Specimen(s)

NPSOT 0604 Collected May 13, 1992 in Medina County by Harry Cliffe

1 specimen(s) available in the Digital Herbarium

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 34 - Go Botany (2019) Native Plant Trust
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Geum canadense var. canadense in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Geum canadense var. canadense in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Geum canadense var. canadense

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-05-09
Research By: TWC Staff

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