Intro: Low, mat-forming perennial of moist to dry upland forests, rocky woodlands, bluffs and stream banks.

Stems: Stems creeping, runner-like rhizomes; leaves arise separately from flower stalks.

Leaves: Leaves erect; long-petiolate; divided into 3 shallowly lobed and toothed, wedge-shaped leaflets, each 1-2 in. long; semi-evergreen.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers in a small cluster at the top of a separate stalk, about equal in height to the leaves; yellow; slightly more than 1/2 in. wide; consisting of 5 elliptic and round-tipped petals, 5 shorter lance-shaped sepals, and numerous stamens surrounding a green, aggregate ovary with multiple styles.

Fruits: Fruit a head of several finely hairy, tiny achenes.

Comments: The similar Geum donianum is distinguished by petals that are shorter than or equal to the sepals.

Height: 3-6 in.

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description: Low, mat-forming perennial of moist to dry upland forests, rocky woodlands, bluffs and stream banks.

stems: Stems creeping, runner-like rhizomes; leaves arise separately from flower stalks.

leaves: Leaves erect; long-petiolate; divided into 3 shallowly lobed and toothed, wedge-shaped leaflets, each 1-2 in. long; semi-evergreen.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers in a small cluster at the top of a separate stalk, about equal in height to the leaves; yellow; slightly more than 1/2 in. wide; consisting of 5 elliptic and round-tipped petals, 5 shorter lance-shaped sepals, and numerous stamens surrounding a green, aggregate ovary with multiple styles.

fruits: Fruit a head of several finely hairy, tiny achenes.

comments: The similar Geum donianum is distinguished by petals that are shorter than or equal to the sepals.

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native range: eastern North America