- For the river, see Geum River.
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Geum (Avens) is a genus of about 50 species of perennial herbaceous plants in the rose family Rosaceae, native to Europe, Asia, North and South America, Africa and New Zealand. They are closely related to Potentilla and Fragaria.
Geum species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Grizzled Skipper.
- Species
- Geum aleppicum - Yellow Avens
- Geum bulgaricum
- Geum calthifolium
- Geum canadense - White Avens
- Geum chiloense
- Geum coccineum - Red Avens
- Geum elatum
- Geum heterocarpum
- Geum japonicum
- Geum leiospermum
- Geum macrophyllum - Largeleaf Avens
- Geum molle
- Geum montanum - Alpine Avens
- Geum parviflorum
- Geum peckii
- Geum pentapetalum
- Geum pyrenaicum
- Geum reptans - Creeping Avens
- Geum rhodopeum
- Geum rivale - Water Avens
- Geum rossii
- Geum sikkimense
- Geum sylvaticum
- Geum triflorum - Purple Avens
- Geum turbinatum
- Geum uniflorum
- Geum urbanum - Wood Avens or Herb Bennet
- Geum virginianum - Virginia Avens