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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Geum radiatum   FAMILY Rosaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Geum radiatum   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)

Geum radiatum

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-07-007:

Geum radiatum   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Sieversia radiata

 

COMMON NAME:
Mountain Avens, Appalachian Avens, Spreading Avens, Cliff Avens


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image of Geum radiatum, Mountain Avens, Appalachian Avens, Spreading Avens, Cliff Avens

JK Marlow    jkm0407v_18

July    Mitchell County    NC

The Roan Highlands

Large basal leaves, the terminal lobe kidney-shaped & up to 6" wide, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Geum radiatum, Mountain Avens, Appalachian Avens, Spreading Avens, Cliff Avens

JK Marlow    jkm0407v_20

July    Mitchell County    NC

The Roan Highlands

image of Geum radiatum, Mountain Avens, Appalachian Avens, Spreading Avens, Cliff Avens

JK Marlow    jkm0407v_33

July    Mitchell County    NC

The Roan Highlands

Flowers terminal on erect stems, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

image of Geum radiatum, Mountain Avens, Appalachian Avens, Spreading Avens, Cliff Avens

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmg_radiatum

Month Unknown        

image of Geum radiatum, Mountain Avens, Appalachian Avens, Spreading Avens, Cliff Avens

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmgradiatum_rm1

Month Unknown        NC-TN

The Roan Highlands

image of Geum radiatum, Mountain Avens, Appalachian Avens, Spreading Avens, Cliff Avens

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmgradiatum_rm4

Month Unknown        NC-TN

The Roan Highlands

Deep yellow flowers to 1.5" across, petals notched at rounded tip, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Geum radiatum   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Geum radiatum   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Geum radiatum

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-07-007:
Geum radiatum   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sieversia radiata

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

610

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: High elevation rocky summits, in thin soil at tops of cliffs and on ledges (where not trampled), in pockets of soil on nearly vertical portions of cliffs, in open grassy balds, around Rhododendron catawbiense in grassy balds, or in grassy areas at bases of cliffs (where succession by shrubs is prevented by accumulation of seepage ice and by stone fall), per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina

Rare

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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate

FLOWER:
Summer
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx/5 bracts
5 petals
Numerous stamens

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene

 

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