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Photographer: Kitty Kohout
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Family Rosaceae
Geum vernum (Raf.) Torr. & A.Gray
spring avens
Geum: an ancient Latin name used by Pliny for this group
vernum: of spring
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 12"-24" tall forb |
| Flower: | yellow to white, 5-parted, 1/8" wide, petals the same length as the sepals; blooms April-May |
| Fruit: | dry seed, in short stalked cluster |
| Leaf: | some basal leaves long-stalked, almost undivided; stem leaves pinnately-divided to 3-parted |
| Habitat: | woods; in rich soil |
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