Geum rivale - (image 1 of 7)
Taxonomy
Family: Rosaceae
Habitat
Swamps, wet meadows.
Associates
Various
Distribution
Most of the northern half of the U.S. into Canada.
Morphology
Herbaceous perennial. Basal leaves pinnate compound with 3-5 principal leaflets; terminal leaflet broad, serrate and more or less 3-lobed. Cauline leaves reduced, variously toothed or divided. Flowers numerous, nodding; sepals reddish-purple; corolla campanulate with 5 pale-yellow petals. Fruit an achene with decurved style.
Notes
Flowers late May to July
Wetland indicator: Obligate
According to Peterson (1977), the root can be boiled to make a hot chocolate-like beverage.
Bibliography
Gleason, Henry A. and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. Second Ed.
The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, NY
Peterson, L. A. 1977. A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants: Eastern and central North America
Houghton Mifflin Company. New York, NY
Swink, F. and G.
Wilhelm. 1994. Plants of the Chicago Region.
Indiana Academy of Science. The Morton Arboretum. Lisle, Illinois.
USDA, NRCS. 2002.
The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov).
National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
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