Geum triflorum

Geum triflorum
Geum triflorum (Olympic National Park)

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Geum
Species:
G. triflorum
Binomial name
Geum triflorum
Varieties[1]
  • Geum triflorum var. ciliatum (Pursh) Fassett
  • Geum triflorum var. triflorum
Synonyms[1][2]
List
    • Erythrocoma campanulata Greene
    • Erythrocoma canescens Greene
    • Erythrocoma flavula Greene
    • Erythrocoma triflora (Pursh) Greene
    • Geum campanulatum (Greene) G.N.Jones
    • Geum canescens (Greene) Munz
    • Geum ciliatum var. triflorum (Pursh) Jeps.
    • Geum grahamii Steud.
    • Geum pubescens Hook.
    • Geum triflorum f. flavulum (Greene) Fassett
    • Geum triflorum f. pallidum Fassett
    • Geum triflorum var. campanulatum (Greene) C.L.Hitchc.
    • Geum triflorum var. canescens (Greene) Kartesz & Gandhi
    • Sieversia campanulata (Greene) Rydb.
    • Sieversia canescens (Greene) Rydb.
    • Sieversia triflora (Pursh) R.Br.
    • Sieversia flavula (Greene) Rydb.
    • Sieversia rosea Graham

Geum triflorum, commonly known as prairie smoke, old man's whiskers, or three-flowered avens, is a spring-blooming perennial herbaceous plant[3] of the Rosaceae family. It is a hemiboreal continental climate species that is widespread in colder and drier environments of western North America, although it does occur in isolated populations as far east as New York and Ontario.[4] It is particularly known for the long feathery plumes on the seed heads that have inspired many of the regional common names and aid in wind dispersal of its seeds.

  1. ^ a b POWO (2023). "Geum triflorum Pursh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  2. ^ POWO (2023). "Geum triflorum var. triflorum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Geum triflorum". Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  4. ^ Mahr, Susan. "Prairie Smoke, Geum triflorum". Wisconsin Horticulture Division of Extension. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Retrieved 23 December 2022.