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        Species - Ross' Avens - Geum rossii var. rossii

Ross' Avens - Geum rossii var. rossii

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Status Under Review
Native Species

Global Rank: G5T5
State Rank: S1?
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Reported for the Mission Mountains, Lake County (Hitchcock and Cronquist 1973). More information needed to determine the status of the taxa in the state.

General Description

See species description and "Diagnostic Characters" below.

Diagnostic Characteristics

Calyx usually green or only slightly purplish-tinged, the lobes mostly strongly veined; segments of leaflets mostly 3-6 mm broad, tending to be merely toothed or lobed less than half their length; flowers mostly single and terminal, less commonly 2 or 3 (Hitchcock, 1961, Vasc. Pl. Pacific Northwest, Vol. 3).

Range Comments

A boreal taxon as far south as BC and with reports in Lake County (Missions Mountains) and Ravali County (Lackschewitz 1991).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database

Number of Observations: 3

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References

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- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 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.
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Citation for data on this website:
Ross' Avens — Geum rossii var. rossii. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on April 19, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=PDROS0S0E2