Geum canadense - (image 1 of 6)
Taxonomy
Family: Rosaceae
Habitat
Woodlands, particularly ones that have been disturbed. Wooded floodplains.
Associates
Distribution
In the U.S. from New England west to the Dakotas, south GA to TX.
Morphology
Herbaceous perennial. Basal leaves pinnate compound. Cauline leaves mostly simple, 3-cleft or ternate with the terminal lobe occasionally three-cleft. Leaflets acute, stipules up to 2cm long and 2cm wide. Flowers white, petals 5, stamens numerous; Calyx green, the lobes reflexed, lower portion of the styles glabrous. Stems and peduncles short-pubescent to glabrous or glabrate. Peduncles slender. Fruit an achene, fewer than 100 per head.
Notes
Flowers late May to late September
Wetland indicator: Facultative
A common plant of woodlands. The achenes bear little hooks that allow them to attach to fur or clothing, aiding in seed dispersal. The foliage is very attractive in the spring, resembling Japanese painted fern in coloration.
References
Swink, F. and G. Wilhelm. 1994. Plants of the Chicago Region.
Indiana Academy of Science. The Morton Arboretum. Lisle, Illinois.
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