List of Geum species
# List of Geum species

Geum is a genus of about 50 species of perennial herbaceous plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, subfamily Rosoideae.

## Species

* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

### A

| Species & Synonyms | Common Names | Native Range |
| - | - | - |
| Geum adnatum Wall. 1829 Sieversia adnatum G.Don | adnate sieversia | Nepal |
| Geum aequilobatum K.M.Purohit & Panigrahi 1979 | | India |
| Geum agrimonioides Pursh 1814 Potentilla arguta ssp. arguta Pursh 1814 Potentilla agrimonioides (Pursh) Farw. 1895 Drymocallis arguta (Pursh) Rydb. 1898 Drymocallis agrimonioides (Pursh) Rydb. 1908 | prairie cinquefoil sticky cinquefoil tall cinquefoil tall potentilla | North America |
| Geum agrimonioides M.Bieb. ex Spreng. 1825 | | |
| Geum agrimonioides C.A.Mey. 1846 Geum meyerianum Rydb. 1913 | | North America |
| Geum albarracense Pau ex Merino 1904 | | |
| Geum albarracinense Pau 1887 Geum hispidum Fr. ssp. albarracinense  (Pau) Mateo 1990 | | |
| Geum album J.F.Gmel. 1791 Geum canadense Jacq. Hort. 1773 | | |
| Geum album var. flavum (Porter) 1889 Geum flavum (Porter) E.P.Bicknell 1896 | | |
| Geum aleppicum Jacq. 1786 Geum aleppicum var. bipinnatum  (Batalin) F.Bolle ex Hand.-Mazz. 1933 Geum intermedium Besser ex M.Bieb. 1808 Geum potaninii Juz. Geum strictum Aiton 1789 Geum vidalii Franch. & Sav. | Aleppo avens yellow avens lu bian qing | Eurasia North America |
| Geum aleppicum var. decurrens (Rydb.) W.A.Weber 1979 Geum strictum var. decurrens  (Rydb.) Kearney & Peebles 1939 Geum decurrens Rydb. 1913 | | |
| Geum andicola Reiche 1898 Sieversia andicola Phil. | | Chile |
| Geum aurantiacum Fr. ex Scheutz 1870 | | |

### B

| Species & Synonyms | Common Names | Native Range |
| - | - | - |
| Geum boliviense Focke 1906 | | Chuquisaca, Bolivia |
| Geum borisii hort. 1996 Geum coccineum Sm. 1809 Geum coccineum 'Werner Arends' not Geum × borisii Kellerer ex Sünd. | Boris avens Grecian rose red avens scarlet avens | |
| Geum × borisii Kellerer ex Sünd. Geum bulgaricum × Geum reptans not Geum borisii hort. 1996 | | Bulgaria |
| Geum bulgaricum Pancic | Bulgarian avens | Eastern Europe |

### C

| Species & Synonyms | Common Names | Native Range |
| - | - | - |
| Geum calthifolium Menzies ex Sm. | calthaleaf avens | Northwestern North America Northeastern Asia |
| Geum calthifolium var. nipponicum (F. Bolle) Ohwi Geum calthifolium ssp. nipponicum  (F. Bolle) Roy L. Taylor & MacBryde Acomastylis nipponica F. Bolle | | |
| Geum campanulatum (Greene) G.N. Jones Geum triflorum var. campanulatum  (Greene) C.L.Hitchc. | Old man's whiskers | Oregon Washington (state) |
| Geum camporum Rydberg 1913 Geum canadense var. camporum  (Rydberg) Fernald & Weath. 1922 | | |
| Geum canadense Jacq. | white avens | North America |
| Geum canadense Jacq. var. camporum  (Rydberg) Fernald & Weath. 1922 Geum canadense Jacq. var. brevipes Fernald Geum canadense Jacq. var. canadense Geum canadense Jacq. var. grimesii  Fernald & Weath. | white avens Grimes' avens | |
| Geum canadense Jacq. var. texanum  Fernald & Weath. | Texan avens | Louisiana Oklahoma Texas |
| Geum canescens (Greene) Munz 1958 Geum triflorum var. canescens  (Greene) Kartesz & Gandhi 1990 | | |
| Geum capense Thunb. | | |
| Geum cercocarpoides DC. ex Ser. | | |
| Geum chilense Balb. ex Lindl. | | Chile |
| Geum chiloense Balb. ex Ser. 1825 Geum chiloense hort. Geum quellyon Sweet 1829 | | Chile |
| Geum ciliatum Pursh 1814 Geum triflorum var. ciliatum (Pursh) Fassett 1928 | | |
| Geum ciliatum var. griseum  (Greene) Kearney & Peebles | | |
| Geum coccineum Lindl. 1827 Geum chilense Balb. ex Lindl. Geum quellyon Sweet not Geum coccineum Sm. 1809 | | Chile |
| Geum coccineum Sm. 1809 Geum borisii hort. not Geum coccineum Lindl. 1827 | scarlet avens dwarf orange avens red avens | Western Asia Southeastern Europe |
| Geum cockaynei (F.Bolle) Molloy & C.J.Webb, 1994 Oncostylus cockaynei F.Bolle 1933 | | |

### D

* Species & Synonyms
* Geum decurrens Rydberg 1913
* Geum aleppicum var. decurrens  (Rydberg) W.A.Weber 1979
* Geum divergens Cheeseman 1916
* Oncostylus divergens (Cheeseman) F.Bolle 1933
* Geum donianum (Tratt.) Weakley & Gandhi
* Geum dryadoides DC. ex Ser.

### E

| Species & Synonyms | Common Names | Native Range |
| - | - | - |
| Geum elatum Wall. ex G. Don 1832 Acomastylis elata (Wall. ex G. Don) F. Bolle 1933 Sieversia elata (Wall.) Royle 1935 | Yu ye hua | Asia |
| Geum elatum var. humile (Royle) Hook. f. Acomastylis elata var. humilis (Royle) F. Bolle | | |
| Geum elatum var. humile Franch. Coluria longifolia Maxim 1882 | | |
| Geum elatum var. leiocarpum W.E. Evans 1923 Acomastylis elata var elata (Wall. ex G. Don) | | |
| Geum × erectum Moench Saxifraga × geum L. | | |

### F

* Species & Synonyms
* Geum fauriei H. Lév.
* Geum flavum (Porter) E.P. Bicknell
* Geum fragarioides (Michx.) Smedmark
* Geum franckii Steud. 1840

### G

| Species & Synonyms | Common Names | Native Range |
| - | - | - |
| Geum geniculatum Michx. | bent avens | North Carolina Tennessee |
| Geum glabricaule Juz. | | |
| Geum glaciale Adams ex Fisch. & C.A.Meyer 1809 Novosieversia glacialis  (Adams ex Fisch. & C.A.Meyer) F. Bolle Sieversia glacialis  (Adams ex Fisch. & C.A.Meyer) R. Br. 1823 | glacier avens | Northwestern North America |
| Geum gracilipes (Piper) M.Peck | | |

### H

| Species & Synonyms | Common Names | Native Range |
| - | - | - |
| Geum heterocarpum Boiss. 1838 Orthurus heterocarpus (Boiss.) Juz. 1941 | | |
| Geum hirsutum Muhl. ex Link | | |
| Geum hirsutum Muhl. 1813 | | |
| Geum hispidum Fr. 1817 G. albarracense var. rigidum Merino 1904 G. albarracinense Pau G. ceretanum Sennen 1926 G. hispidum var. albarracinense (Pau) Cadevall & Pau G. hispidum var. albarracinense (Pau) Cuatrec. G. hispidum ssp. albarracinense (Pau) Sennen G. hispidum ssp. ceretanum (Sennen) Sennen 1931 G. hispidum ssp. paui (Cadevall) Sennen G. hispidum var. paui Cadevall G. urbanum var. hispidum (Fr.) Wahlenb. 1824 | hispid Avens | Spain, Portugal, Sweden and Latvia |
| Geum hispidum ssp. albarracinense (J.F.Gmel.) Mateo | | |
| Geum hispidum ssp. albarracinense (Pau) Mateo | | |

### I

* Species & Synonyms
* Geum idahoense (Piper) Smedmark
* Geum intermedium Besser ex M.Bieb. 1808
* Geum aleppicum Jacq. 1786
* Geum involucratum Jussieu 1768
* Geum parviflorum Comm. ex Sm.

### J

* Species & Synonyms
* Geum japonicum Thunb.
* Geum japonicum var. fauriei Kudo
* Geum fauriei H. Lév.
* Geum japonicum var. sachalinense Koidz.
* Geum fauriei H. Lév.

### L

| Species & Synonyms | Common Names | Native Range |
| - | - | - |
| Geum laciniatum Murray | rough avens hairy herb-bennet | Eastern North America |
| Geum latilobum Somm. & Levier 1893 | | Georgia |
| Geum lechlerianum Schltdl. | | Chile |
| Geum leiospermum Petrie | | |
| Geum lobatum (Baldwin) Smedmark | | |

### M

| Species & Synonyms | Common Names | Native Range |
| - | - | - |
| Geum × macranthum (Kearney ex Rydberg) S.L.Welsh 1968 Geum × macranthum  (Kearney ex Rydberg) B.Boivin 1967 | | |
| Geum macrophyllum Willd. 1809 | big-leaved avens large-leaved avens largeleaf avens | North America Eastern Asia |
| Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum (Rydberg) Raup 1931 Geum macrophyllum ssp. perincisum  (Rydberg) Hultén 1946 | | North America |
| Geum macrophyllum var. sachalinense (Koidz.) H. Hara Geum fauriei H. Lév. | | Eastern Asia |
| Geum macrosepalum Ludlow 1976 Acomastylis macrosepala  (Ludlow) T.T. Yu & C.L. Li 1985 | | |
| Geum magellanicum Comm. ex Pers. Geum quellyon Sweet 1829 | | |
| Geum × meinshausenii Gams. | | |
| Geum mexicanum Rydb. | | |
| Geum meyerianum Rydb. 1913 | | North America |
| Geum microphyllum Gasp. ex Ten. | | |
| Geum molle Vis. & Pancic | | Southeastern Europe |
| Geum montanum L. 1753 Parageum montanum H.Hara | alpine avens | |

### O

| Species & Synonyms | Common Names | Native Range | Illustration |
| - | - | - | - |
| Geum oligocarpum J.Krause Coluria oligocarpa (J.Krause) F.Bolle | Wen chuan wu wei guo | | |
| Geum oregonense (Scheutz) Rydberg | | | |

### P

| Species & Synonyms | Common Names | Native Range |
| - | - | - |
| Geum parviflorum Comm. ex Sm. Geum involucratum Jussieu | | |
| Geum peckii Pursh | mountain avens | Northeastern North America |
| Geum pentapetalum (L.) Makino | Aleutian avens | |
| Geum pentaphyllum Makino | | |
| Geum perincisum Rydberg 1913 Geum macrophyllum ssp. perincisum   (Rydberg) Hultén 1946 Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum   (Rydberg) Raup 1931 | | |
| Geum peruvianum Focke 1906 | | Northwestern South America |
| Geum potaninii Juz. 1941 Geum aleppicum Jacq. 1786 | yellow avens | Eurasia North America |
| Geum potentilloides Aiton | | |
| Geum pulchrum Fernald | | |
| Geum pusillum | | |
| Geum pyrenaicum Mill. | Pyrenean avens | |

### Q

| Species & Synonyms | Common Names | Native Range | Illustration |
| - | - | - | - |
| Geum quellyon Sweet 1829 | scarlet avens Chilean avens Grecian rose | Central Chile | |

### R

| Species & Synonyms | Common Names | Native Range |
| - | - | - |
| Geum radiatum Michx. 1803 Sieversia radiata (Michx.) G. Don 1832 | Appalachian avens cliff avens spread avens spreading avens | North Carolina Tennessee |
| Geum reptans L. 1753 | snodhoppers (West Coast of Florida) | Europe |
| Geum rivale L. | water avens purple avens | Eurasia North America |
| Geum rivale ssp. urbanum Á. Löve & D. Löve Geum urbanum L. 1753 | | Europe Middle East |
| Geum rossii (R. Br.) Ser. 1825 Sieversia rossii R. Br. 1823 Acomastylis rossii (R. Br.) Greene 1906 | Ross' avens | |
| Geum rossii var. depressum (Greene) C.L. Hitchc. | Ross' avens | Washington (state) |
| Geum rossii var. turbinatum (Rydberg) C.L. Hitchc. | Ross' avens | Western United States |
| Geum rotundifolium (L.) Moench 1794 Miscopetalum rotundifolium (L.) Haw. 1812 Saxifraga rotundifolia L. 1753 | round-leaved saxifrage | Europe |

### S

| Species & Synonyms | Native Range |
| - | - |
| Geum schofieldii Calder & Roy L. Taylor 1965 | |
| Geum scopulorum Greene 1900 | Colorado |
| Geum sericeum Greene 1897 Acomastylis sericea (Greene) Greene 1899 Acomastylis sericea (Greene) Greene 1906 | |
| Geum × spurium Fisch. & C.A.Meyer | |
| Geum strictum Aiton 1789 Geum aleppicum Jacq. 1786 | |
| Geum strictum var. bipinnatum Batalin 1893 Geum aleppicum Jacq. 1786 | Europe |
| Geum strictum var. decurrens  (Rydberg) Kearney & Peebles 1939 Geum decurrens Rydb. 1913 Geum aleppicum var. decurrens  (Rydb.) W.A. Weber 1979 | |
| Geum sylvaticum Pourr. 1788 Geum atlanticum Desf. 1798 Geum pyrenaeum Ramond 1800 Geum biflorum Brot. 1804 Geum atlantica (Desf.) G.Don 1832 Geum sylvaticum var. carpetanum Lázaro Ibiza 1895 Geum pyrenaicum var. sylvaticum (Pourr.) Fiori 1898 Geum sylvaticum var. atlanticum (Desf.) Font Quer & Pau 1927 Geum sylvaticum var. pseudomontanum Rivas Goday & Borja 1961 | Europe |

### T

| Species & Synonyms | Common Names | Native Range |
| - | - | - |
| Geum triflorum Pursh 1813 Erythrocoma triflora (Pursh) Greene 1906 Sieversia triflora (Pursh) R. Br. 1823 | long-plumed purple avens old man's whiskers prairie smoke three-flowered avens | North America |
| Geum triflorum var. campanulatum (Greene) C.L.Hitchc. 1961 Erythrocoma campanulata Greene 1906 Sieversia campanulata (Greene) Rydb. 1913 Geum campanulatum (Greene) G.N.Jones 1936 | | Washington (state) Oregon |
| Geum triflorum var. canescens (Greene) Kartesz & Gandhi | | |
| Geum triflorum var. ciliatum (Pursh) Fassett | | |
| Geum turbinatum Rydberg 1897 Geum rossii var. turbinatum (Rydberg) C.L. Hitchc. | | |

### U

| Species & Synonyms | Common Names | Native Range |
| - | - | - |
| Geum umbrosum (L.) Moench 1794 Saxifraga umbrosa L. 1762 | London pride saxifrage | Spanish Pyrenees |
| Geum uniflorum Buch | | |
| Geum urbanum L. | wood avens herb bennet colewort St. Benedict's herb (herba benedicta) | Europe Middle East |
| Geum urbanum ssp. oregonense Scheutz 1870 Geum macrophyllum var. rydbergii Farw. 1938 | | |

### V

| Species & Synonyms | Common Names | Native Range |
| - | - | - |
| Geum vernum (Raf.) Torr. & A. Gray 1840 Stylypus vernus Raf. 1825 | heart-leaf avens spring avens | Eastern North America |
| Geum vidalii Franch. & Sav. Geum aleppicum Jacq. | lu bian qing | |
| Geum virginianum L. 1753 Geum flavum E.P. Bicknell 1896 Geum hirsutum Muhl. ex Link 1813 | cream avens pale avens | Eastern North America |
