Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Geum radiatum Michx. |
Bibliography | Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 300 (1803) |
Native Range | North Carolina to Tennessee |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1500-1900m |
Description | basal leaves lyrate, long petiolate, terminal segment suborbiculate to reniform, unevenly dentate, the lateral minute, absent, flowers solitary, 3-4cm |
Size | 10-45cm |
Color | deep yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring |
Synonyms | Acomastylis radiata (Michx.) F.Bolle Geum odoratissimum Raf. Parageum radiatum (Michx.) H.Hara Sieversia radiata (Michx.) G.Don |
Territory | 7 Northern America 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (NCA North Carolina, TEN Tennessee) |