Geum aleppicum

Geum aleppicum, commonly called yellow avens or common avens[1] is a flowering plant native to most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere, from eastern Europe across Asia and North America.

Geum aleppicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Geum
Species:
G. aleppicum
Binomial name
Geum aleppicum

It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 1 m tall with pinnate leaves. The flowers are 2 cm diameter, yellow, with five to seven toothed petals.[1]

There are two subspecies:

  • Geum aleppicum subsp. aleppicum. Europe and Asia.
  • Geum aleppicum subsp. strictum. North America.

References

  1. Dickinson, T.; Metsger, D.; Bull, J.; Dickinson, R. (2004). The ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario. Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum. p. 367. ISBN 0771076525. OCLC 54691765.


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