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Geum rivale L.
purple avens

       
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Photo of Geum rivale L.
Lee Casebere. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Geum rivale L.

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Distribution:
Geum rivale L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (CO, CT, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Geum rivale L.

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 21 species in Geum
 

Classification:
Geum rivale L.

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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 rivale L. – purple avens
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Geum rivale L.

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.

Indiana:
purple avens              Endangered
Washington:
water avens              Sensitive
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Geum rivale L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,OBL OBL NO OBL FACW NO NO FAC FACW FACW NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Geum rivale L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24659.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

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

 
 
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