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Rough avens

Geum laciniatum

Also called Cut Leaved Avens, Slashing Avens

Rough avens
Photo: Robert H. Mohlenbrock @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plan, Public domain
Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
E. Canada to NC. & E. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

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Geum laciniatum (commonly named rough avens or hairy herb-bennet) is a member of the family Rosaceae. It is a perennial forb, native to eastern North America.

Other Geum plants

Geum albiflorum · Yellow avens · Geum borisii · Bulgarian Avens · White avens · Catling's avens · Geum coccineum · Bent avens · Asian Herb Bennet · Coluria longifolia · Largeleaf Avens · Geum molle

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Geum laciniatum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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