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Geum sylvaticum Pourr.  
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FamilyROSACEAE
Genus speciesGeum sylvaticum Pourr. 
BibliographyHist. & Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Toulouse 3: 319 (1788)
Native RangeIberian Peninsula, nw Africa
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionbasal leaves petiolate, pinnate, segments remote, suborbiculate to ovate, crenate-dentate, stem leaves obovate, flowers solitary, terminal
Size20-50cm
Coloryellow
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring
SynonymsGeum atlanticum Desf.
Geum biflorum Brot.
Geum inclinatum Timb.-Lagr. ex Nyman
Geum montanum Gouan ex Steud.
Geum pyrenaeum Ramond
Geum pyrenaicum var. sylvaticum (Pourr.) Fiori
Geum sylvaticum var. atlanticum (Desf.) Pau & Font Quer
Geum sylvaticum var. carpetanum Lázaro Ibiza
Geum sylvaticum var. pseudomontanum Rivas Goday & Borja
Sieversia atlantica (Desf.) G.Don
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, POR Portugal, SPA Spain)
2 Africa
     20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco)
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