Geum aleppicum Jacquin. Yellow Avens. Phen: Jun-Jul; Jul-Aug. Hab: Floodplain forests, bogs, and boggy meadows. Dist: Circumboreal, in North America south to NJ, w. NC, ne. TN (Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997), IN, IL, IA, NM, and Mexico. The report for GA (Jones & Coile 1988) is in error.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: American plants are sometimes separated from Eurasian ones as Geum aleppicum var. strictum (Aiton) Fernald or Geum strictum Aiton.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA9, GrPl, GW2, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mex, Mi, NY, Pa, RAB, Tn, Va, W, Bolle (1933), Robertson (1974); = Geum strictum Aiton; = n/a – Tat; > Geum aleppicum Jacq. ssp. strictum (Aiton) Clausen – NE; > Geum aleppicum Jacq. var. strictum (Aiton) Fernald – C, F, G
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FACU
- Midwest: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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