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Geum macrophyllum
Also called Bigleaf Avens, Large-leaved Avens, Big Leaf Avens, Big Leaved Avens, Large Leaf Avens
Geum macrophyllum, commonly known as largeleaf avens or large-leaved avens, is a perennial flowering plant native to Kamchatka, northern and central Japan, and North America, where it occurs from the Arctic south through the northern United States, extending along the Rocky Mountains to the Sierra Nevadas of California and as far south as Northwestern Mexico.
It is even more distinctive in fruit than in flower, with spiky spheres of reddish styles. The fruits are a ball of tiny velcro like hooks that catch on clothing and animal hair.
The Squamish make a diuretic tea out of the leaves.
Geum albiflorum · Yellow avens · Geum borisii · Bulgarian Avens · White avens · Catling's avens · Geum coccineum · Bent avens · Asian Herb Bennet · Rough avens · Coluria longifolia · Geum molle
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Geum macrophyllum 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.
