NameThatPlant.net: Geum laciniatum

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Geum laciniatum FAMILY Rosaceae NEW! Click to go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Read more about Rough Avens at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Geum laciniatum FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-07-003:
Geum laciniatum FAMILY Rosaceae

COMMON NAME:
Rough Avens

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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_gela_002_lvd

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Geum laciniatum FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Geum laciniatum FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-07-003:
Geum laciniatum FAMILY Rosaceae

3250

Forb (sometimes somewhat woody at base)
Perennial

Native to the Carolinas

Rare

Habitat: fens and wet meadows, rich alluvial soil of bottomland forests, especially over calcareous or mafic rocks, per Weakley's Flora

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LEAVES:
Leaves, particularly lower stem leaves, pinnately dissected or compound, then the divisions deeply lobed or dissected
Basal & alternate

FLOWER:
Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx/5 bracts
5 petals
More than 25 stamens

FRUIT:
Summer
Achene

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