| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Geum calthifolium Menzies ex Sm. |
| Synonyms | Geum radiatum Pursh |
| Geum rotundifolium Fisch. | |
| Sieversia congesta R.Br. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-1500m |
| Description | strong, short rootstock, leaves lyrate, lateral segments few and small, terminal segment very large, orbiculate-cordate, flowers to 25mm across |
| Size | 8-40cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East (Kamchatka , Magadan , Sakhalin ) Northern America Subarctic America (Alaska ) Western Canada (British Columbia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ROSACEAE
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