Geum

For the river, see Geum River.

Geum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Subfamily:	Rosoideae
Genus:	Geum L.
Species
About 50; see text
Synonyms
Acomastylis Greene Coluria R.Br. Erythrocoma Greene Neosieversia (incorrect spelling of Novosieversia) Novosieversia F.Bolle Oncostylus (Schltdl.) F.Bolle Oreogeum (Ser.) E.I.Golubk. Orthurus Juz. Parageum Nakai & H.Hara Sieversia Willd. Stylypus Raf. Taihangia T.T.Yu & C.L.Li Waldsteinia Willd.

Geum 'Beech House'

Geum /ˈdʒiːəm/,^[1] commonly called avens, is a genus of about 50 species of perennial herbaceous plants in the rose family Rosaceae, native to Europe, Asia, North and South America, Africa and New Zealand. They are closely related to Potentilla and Fragaria.

Geum species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Grizzled Skipper.

Species

• Geum aleppicum - Yellow avens
• Geum bulgaricum
• Geum calthifolium
• Geum canadense - White avens
• Geum × catlingii - Catlings avens
• Geum elatum
• Geum heterocarpum
• Geum japonicum
• Geum laciniatum - Rough avens
• Geum leiospermum
• Geum macrophyllum - Largeleaf avens
• Geum molle
• Geum montanum - Alpine avens
• Geum parviflorum
• Geum peckii - Mountain avens
• Geum pentapetalum
• Geum pyrenaicum
• Geum quellyon - Scarlet avens, Chilean avens
• Geum radiatum
• Geum reptans - Creeping avens
• Geum rhodopeum
• Geum rivale - Water avens
• Geum rossii - Alpine avens
• Geum sikkimense
• Geum sylvaticum
• Geum triflorum - Purple avens or Prairie smoke
• Geum turbinatum
• Geum uniflorum
• Geum urbanum - Wood avens or Herb Bennet
• Geum vernum - Spring avens
• Geum virginianum - Cream avens or Virginia avens

For a more detailed list see List of Geum species.

References

1. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• Ontario Wildflowers: Avenses Group
• USDA Plants Profile: North American Species
• EOL