Geum urbanum L.
Common Name: AVENS
Coefficient of Conservatism: *
Coefficient of Wetness: 5
Wetness Index: UPL
Physiognomy: Ad P-Forb

Geum urbanum A. A. Reznicek

A Eurasian weed, locally established at edges of thickets and disturbed, young forests, especially along trails; a yard and garden weed. First collected in Washtenaw Co. by A. A. Reznicek in 1978. A 1927 collection from the University of Michigan Botanical Gardens notes "from Sweden" and may have been from cultivation.

This hybridizes with the native G. canadense to form G. ×catlingii J.-P. Bernard & R. Gauthier, with pale yellow petals (but much longer than those of G. virginianum).

Locations

Alger County
Calhoun County
Gogebic County
Ingham County
Marquette County
Ontonagon County
Washtenaw County

Citation:

MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. June 18, 2018. https://michiganflora.net/species.aspx?id=2490.