Taxon:  Geum vernum (Raf.) Torr. & A. Gray



Summary
Genus:
Geum
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Rosoideae
Tribe:
Colurieae
Nomen number:
451588
Place of publication:
Fl. N. Amer. 1:422.  1840
Verified:
09/06/2006 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Stylypus vernus Raf.

Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)
Fruit

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland
  2. Chester, E. W. et al. 1993-1997. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants.
  3. Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
  4. Deam, C. C. 1940. Flora of Indiana.
  5. Eilers, L. J. & D. M. Roosa. 1994. The vascular plants of Iowa
  6. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
  7. Harmon, P. J. et al. 2006. Checklist and atlas of the vascular flora of West Virginia.
  8. Jones, R. L. 2005. Plant life of Kentucky: an illustrated guide to the vascular flora.
  9. Kaul, R. B. et al. 2006. The flora of Nebraska.
  10. Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
  11. McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains.
  12. McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
  13. Mohlenbrock, R. H. & D. M. Ladd. 1978. Distribution of Illinois vascular plants
  14. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  15. USDA, NRCS. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service's PLANTS database (on-line resource).
  16. Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
  17. Weakley, A. S. 2007. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and surrounding areas.
  18. Wetter, M. A. et al. WISFLORA: Wisconsin vascular plant species (on-line resource).
  19. Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishheart-leaf avens  1McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Englishspring avens  1Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntarios.Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinois Mohlenbrock, R. H. & D. M. Ladd. 1978. Distribution of Illinois vascular plants
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIowa Eilers, L. J. & D. M. Roosa. 1994. The vascular plants of Iowa
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesKansase.McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMissouri McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNebraskas.e.Kaul, R. B. et al. 2006. The flora of Nebraska.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesOklahomae.McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesWisconsins.-c.Wetter, M. A. et al. WISFLORA: Wisconsin vascular plant species (on-line resource).
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesIndiana Deam, C. C. 1940. Flora of Indiana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMichigans.e.Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Jersey Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesOhio Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesVermont Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesWest Virginia Harmon, P. J. et al. 2006. Checklist and atlas of the vascular flora of West Virginia.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexasn.e.Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesArkansas McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesDelaware USDA, NRCS. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service's PLANTS database (on-line resource).
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesKentucky Jones, R. L. 2005. Plant life of Kentucky: an illustrated guide to the vascular flora.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaryland Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolinac.Weakley, A. S. 2007. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and surrounding areas.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesTennessee Chester, E. W. et al. 1993-1997. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginia Weakley, A. S. 2007. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and surrounding areas.
Native
Northern America
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Ontario (s.)]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Indiana, Michigan (s.e.), New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Iowa, Kansas (e.), Missouri, Nebraska (s.e.), Illinois, Oklahoma (e.), Wisconsin (s.-c.)]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arkansas, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina (c.), Virginia, Tennessee]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas (n.e.)]

Reference(s)
  1. Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland
  2. Chester, E. W. et al. 1993-1997. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants.
  3. Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
  4. Deam, C. C. 1940. Flora of Indiana.
  5. Eilers, L. J. & D. M. Roosa. 1994. The vascular plants of Iowa
  6. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
  7. Harmon, P. J. et al. 2006. Checklist and atlas of the vascular flora of West Virginia.
  8. Jones, R. L. 2005. Plant life of Kentucky: an illustrated guide to the vascular flora.
  9. Kaul, R. B. et al. 2006. The flora of Nebraska.
  10. Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
  11. McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains.
  12. McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
  13. Mohlenbrock, R. H. & D. M. Ladd. 1978. Distribution of Illinois vascular plants
  14. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  15. USDA, NRCS. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service's PLANTS database (on-line resource).
  16. Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
  17. Weakley, A. S. 2007. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and surrounding areas.
  18. Wetter, M. A. et al. WISFLORA: Wisconsin vascular plant species (on-line resource).
  19. Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=451588. Accessed 26 June 2026.