Geum rivale

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Geum rivale
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Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Geum
Species: G. rivale

Binomial name
Geum rivale
L.

Geum rivale, the water avens, is a flowering plant of the family Rosaceae. It is native to much of Europe, with the exception of Mediterranean areas, as well as some parts of Central Asia and North America [1]. In North America, it is known as purple avens [2]. It grows in bogs and damp meadows [3], and produces nodding red flowers from May to September [4].

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