Spring Avens
Scientific Name:Geum vernum


NOTES: Round, bristly, stalked seed head.

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Spring Avens
Genus species: Geum vernum
Common Name: Spring Avens
Family Name: Rosaceae  
Annual or perennial herbs, woody vines, shrubs, and trees; leaves mostly alternate, simple to compound, usually conspicuously stipulate; flowers mostly bisexual, regular; fruit types vary.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:Yellow
CNC Habitat: Krippendorf Arboretum
Identified by:M. Becus
Months in Bloom:  
The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicate when the plant has been observed blooming.
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