Geum triflorum, Pursh (Sieversia ciliata, Pursh). Low, softly hairy: lfts. very numerous and crowded, deeply cut: fls. 3 or more on long peduncles; calyx purple, as long as the petals. Coulter says the petals are erect. Arctic Amer. L.B.C. 17:1609. Fruit showy and interesting all summer.
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Geum triflorum, (Three-Flowered Avens, Old Man's Whiskers, or Prairie Smoke) is a spring perennial prairie wild flower.