| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Geum montanum L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 501 (1753) |
| Native Range | Europe |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 800-3500m |
| Description | tufted, leaves with very long, oblong, terminal segment, petals often retuse, flowers 1-3, 25-40mm across |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | golden yellow |
| Bloom | early 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 | Bernoullia acaulis Raf. Bernoulia montana (L.) Neck. Caryophyllata montana (L.) Scop. Geum alpinum Mill. Geum geminiflorum (Borbás) Bolle Geum micropetalum Gasp. Geum montanum f. caulescens (Briq.) Buia Geum montanum ssp. eumontanum Pénzes Geum montanum var. geminiflorum Borbás Geum montanum var. grandiflorum Bergmans Geum montanum var. minus Pers. Geum montanum f. minus (Pers.) Buia Geum montanum var. multicaule Ser. Geum montanum f. multicaule (Ser.) Buia Geum montanum var. nanum Gaudin Geum montanum f. nanum (Gaudin) Bolzon Geum montanum ssp. ovalifolium Pénzes Geum montanum var. superbum Bergmans Geum montanum f. typicum Buia Geum ovaliforme Pénzes Oreogeum montanum (L.) Golubk. Parageum montanum (L.) Nakai & H.Hara Sieversia montana (L.) R.Br. Sieversia montana var. micrantha Heer Sieversia montana var. nana Heer Sieversia montana f. submultiflora (Borbás) Soó |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) |