PLANTS Profile for Geum radiatum (Appalachian avens)

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PLANTS Profile

Geum radiatum Michx.
Appalachian avens

Symbol:

GERA2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rosaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Geum radiatum Michx.

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Synonyms:
Geum radiatum Michx.

	ACRA3	Acomastylis radiata (Michx.) Bolle
	SIRA4	Sieversia radiata (Michx.) Greene

Distribution:
Geum radiatum Michx.


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USA (NC, TN)

Related Taxa:
Geum radiatum Michx.

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 21 species in Geum

Classification:
Geum radiatum Michx.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Rosales
Family	Rosaceae – Rose family
Genus	Geum L. – avens
Species	Geum radiatum Michx. – Appalachian avens

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Geum radiatum Michx.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

United States:
spreading avens		Endangered
North Carolina:
spreading avens		Special Concern, Endangered
Tennessee:
spreading avens		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Geum radiatum Michx.

View species account from The Center for Plant Conservation.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24658.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 08:29 AM CDT