PLANTS Profile for Geum vernum (spring avens)

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Geum vernum (Raf.) Torr. & A. Gray
spring avens

Symbol:

GEVE

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rosaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Geum vernum (Raf.) Torr. & A. Gray

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Geum vernum (Raf.) Torr. & A. Gray

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Synonyms:
Geum vernum (Raf.) Torr. & A. Gray

STVE2

Stylypus vernus Raf.

Distribution:
Geum vernum (Raf.) Torr. & A. Gray


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USA (AR, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Geum vernum (Raf.) Torr. & A. Gray

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 21 species in Geum

Classification:
Geum vernum (Raf.) Torr. & A. Gray

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Rosales
Family	Rosaceae – Rose family
Genus	Geum L. – avens
Species	Geum vernum (Raf.) Torr. & A. Gray – spring avens

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Geum vernum (Raf.) Torr. & A. Gray

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New York:
spring avens		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Geum vernum (Raf.) Torr. & A. Gray

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU-,FAC

FACU

FAC

FAC-

FACU-

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Geum vernum (Raf.) Torr. & A. Gray

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24664.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 09/23/2008 09:56 AM MDT