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Purple Avens - Geum rivale

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Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SNR
C-value: 7


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General Description
Stems erect or ascending, 25–80 cm, sparsely hirsute below. Leaf blades oblong, hirsute, 8–20 cm long, divided into 2 to 6 ovate, dentate main lateral leaflets; the terminal leaflet cuneate-ovate, lobed. Inflorescence an open, leafy-bracteate cyme. Flowers ascending to nodding; hypanthium cup-shaped; sepals purple, 7–11 mm long, erect; petals pinkish with purple veins, 6–10 mm long. Achenes 3–4 mm long, long-hairy; persistent style 8–12 mm long, long-hairy and glandular below; the deciduous, spreading upper portion hirsute (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Species Range
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Range Comments
Circumboreal south to WA, NM, IN and NJ (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 131

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Habitat
Wet soil of meadows, thickets, fens, marshes, spruce forest; valleys, montane (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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    • 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.
    • Jones, W. W. 1901. Preliminary flora of Gallatin County. M.S. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State College. 78 pp.
    • 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.
    • Stoecker, R.E. 1967. A population study of five species of small rodents in the Bridger Mountains of Montana. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, Montana: Montana State University. 32 p.
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