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Largeleaf Avens - Geum macrophyllum
Other Names:  Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum, Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum, Geum perincisum

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Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: S5
C-value: 5


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General Description
Stems erect or ascending, 20–100 cm, hirsute, glandular above. Leaf blades oblong, sparsely hirsute, 8–25 cm long, divided into 4 to 8 ovate, dentate main lateral leaflets; the terminal leaflet cordate-orbicular, 3- to 5-lobed, much larger than the lateral ones. Inflorescence a glandular, open, leafy-bracteate cyme. Flowers erect: hypanthium saucer-shaped; sepals green, 2–5 mm long, reflexed, tomentose on the margins; petals yellow, 4–7 mm long. Achenes 2–3 mm long, villous; persistent style 3–5 mm long, glandular; the deciduous, spreading upper portion hirsute (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Our plants are variety perincisum (Rydb.) Raup.

Species Range
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Range Comments
AK to NL south to CA, NM, MN, NY; Asia (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 1566

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Habitat
Wet meadows, thickets, woodlands, moist forest openings, often along streams, wetlands; valleys to lower subalpine (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

References
  • Literature Cited AboveLegend:   View Online Publication
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
  • Additional ReferencesLegend:   View Online Publication
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    • Aradottir, A.L. 1984. Ammonia volatilization from native grasslands and forests of SW Montana. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 48 p.
    • Clark, D. 1991. The effect of fire on Yellowstone ecosystem seed banks. M.Sc. Thesis. Montana State University, Bozeman. 115 pp.
    • Culver, D.R. 1994. Floristic analysis of the Centennial Region, Montana. M.Sc. Thesis. Montana State University, Bozeman. 199 pp.
    • Dale, D. 1973. Effects of trail use under forests in the Madison Range, Montana. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 96 pp.
    • Eggers, M.J.S. 2005. Riparian vegetation of the Montana Yellowstone and cattle grazing impacts thereon. M.Sc. Thesis. Montana State University, Bozeman, MT. 125 p.
    • Fultz, J.E. 2005. Effects of shelterwood management on flower-visiting insects and their floral resources. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 163 p.
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
    • Simanonok, M. 2018. Plant-pollinator network assembly after wildfire. Ph.D. Dissertation. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 123 p.
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