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Geum
Also called Avenses
Avens (Geum) is a genus of about 60 herbaceous perennials in the rose family, grown mainly for their cheerful white, red, yellow and orange midsummer flowers borne above a basal rosette of leaves. Most prefer cool conditions and moist but well-drained soil.
Geum (L.) , commonly called avens, is a flowering plant genus of about 60 accepted species and hybrids, within the Rosaceae family in the order of Rosales, in the major group angiosperms.
The species of the genus are widely distributed across Europe, Asia, North and South America, Africa, and New Zealand. They are closely related to Potentilla and Fragaria. From a basal rosette of leaves, they produce flowers on wiry stalks, in shades of white, red, yellow, and orange, in midsummer.
Most of the species of the Geum genus occur in temperate and arctic-alpine regions, and several species are cultivated.
Geum montanum · Scarlet Avens · Creeping Avens · Wood Avens · Appalachian barren strawberry · Waldsteinia ternata
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