Geum

This article is about the genus in the Rosaceae family, which is commonly regarded as the Avens genus. For other uses of the word "aven", see Aven

This article is named "Geum". Not to be confused with "Gum".

Geum
Geum coccineum 'Borisii'
Conservation status
Taxonomy
Kingdom	Plantae
Phylum/Division	Magnoliophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida
Order	Rosales
Family	Rosaceae
Subfamily	Rosoideae
Tribe	Colurieae
Genus	Geum
Naming and discovery
Botanist	L.

Geum, also known as Avens, is a genus of about 50 perennial herbaceous plants in the Rosaceae family. Members of this genus are native to Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa, and New Zealand. They are closely related to the Potentilla and Fragaria (strawberries) genera.

Geum species are sometimes used as food to Lepidoptera species.

Species

Geum aleppicum Geum × aurantiacum Geum boliviense Geum borisii Geum bulgaricum Geum calthifolium Geum canadense Geum capense Geum × cebennense Geum chiloense Geum coccineum Geum cockaynei Geum divergens Geum elatum Geum fauriei Geum × gajewskii Geum gasparrinii Geum geniculatum Geum glaciale Geum × heldreichii Geum heterocarpum Geum hispidum Geum × intermedium Geum japonicum Geum laciniatum' Geum lechlerianum Geum leiospermum Geum × macranthum Geum macrophyllum Geum macrosepala Geum micropetalum Geum molle Geum montanum Geum parviflorum Geum peckii Geum pentapetalum Geum × pratense Geum × pulchrum Geum pusillum Geum pyrenaicum Geum quellyon Geum radiatum Geum reptans Geum rhodopeum Geum rivale Geum rossii Geum sikkimense Geum speciosum Geum × sudeticum Geum sylvaticum Geum talbotianum Geum × thomasianum Geum triflorum Geum uniflorum Geum urbanum Geum vernum Geum virginianum

Synonyms

Flower of Geum 'Beech House'.

• Acomastylis Greene
• Coluria R.Br.
• Erythrocoma Greene
• Neosieversia Bolle
• Novosieversia F.Bolle
• Oncostylis (Schltdl.) F.Bolle
• Oreogeum (Ser.) E.I.Golubk.
• Orthurus Juz.
• Parageum Nakai & H.Hara
• Sieversia Willd.
• Stylypus Raf.
• Taihangia T.T.Yu & C.L.Li
• Waldsteinia Willd.

External links

• Geum on Wikipedia
• Geum on Wikispecies