Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Geum ciliatum Pursh |
Bibliography | Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 352 (1814) |
Native Range | w. & c. Canada to w. & wc. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | basal leaves pinnate, leaflets 8-15, stem leaves opposite, smaller, pinnatifid, flowers 3-5, pedicellate, 7-12mm, calyx lobes red, triangular, petals short, elliptic |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring |
Synonyms | Erythrocoma brevifolia Greene Erythrocoma ciliata (Pursh) Greene Erythrocoma ciliata var. ornata Greene Erythrocoma grisea Greene Geum ciliatum var. griseum (Greene) Kearney & Peebles Geum triflorum var. ciliatum (Pursh) Fassett Geum trifllorum f. ornatum (Greene) Fassett Sieversia brevifolia (Greene) Rydb. Sieversia ciliata (Pursh) G.Don Sieversia grisea (Greene) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |