Geum vernum

ClassificationDicots
FamilyRosaceae
Family (Traditional)Rosaceae
GenusGeum
Species:Geum vernum (Raf.) Torr. & A. Gray
Common NameSpring Avens
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: Yes; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Number: 6; Pistil Number: 7; Pistil Number: 8; Pistil Number: 9; Pistil Number: 10; Pistil Number: 11; Pistil Number: 12; Pistil Number: 13+; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 13+
C value 3
StatusNative; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Anderson (KY), Bell (KY), Boone (KY), Bullitt (KY), Caldwell (KY), Campbell (KY), Casey (KY), Christian (KY), Clark (KY), Clinton (KY), Cumberland (KY), Estill (KY), Fayette (KY), Fleming (KY), Franklin (KY), Gallatin (KY), Garrard (KY), Graves (KY), Greenup (KY), Henderson (KY), Henry (KY), Hickman (KY), Hopkins (KY), Jackson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Johnson (KY), Kenton (KY), Larue (KY), Lawrence (KY), Lee (KY), Lewis (KY), Lincoln (KY), Livingston (KY), Lyon (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Marshall (KY), Mason (KY), Meade (KY), Menifee (KY), Metcalfe (KY), Montgomery (KY), Nelson (KY), Nicholas (KY), Pendleton (KY), Powell (KY), Robertson (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Russell (KY), Scott (KY), Simpson (KY), Spencer (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Woodford (KY), Anderson (TN), Campbell (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Claiborne (TN), Clay (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Greene (TN), Hamblen (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hancock (TN), Hawkins (TN), Jackson (TN), Knox (TN), Lincoln (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Meigs (TN), Monroe (TN), Montgomery (TN), Overton (TN), Pickett (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Sevier (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Sumner (TN), Unicoi (TN), Van Buren (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MEM, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1939 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100626611 Fayette Kentucky 25 Apr 1954 Mary Wharton
8505
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626769 Lewis Kentucky 19 May 2005 Timothy J. Weckman
9343
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626686 Greenup Kentucky 02 May 1979 Richard H. Hannan
1358
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626827 Madison Kentucky 15 May 1993 Timothy J. Weckman
177
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626710 Jessamine Kentucky 21 Apr 1978 Johnnie B. Varner
11525
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626777 Lincoln Kentucky 21 Apr 2003 Timothy J. Weckman
8022
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626579 Casey Kentucky 13 May 1961 Edward T. Browne Jr.
4097
EKY
Geum vernum
BEREA019820 Clark Kentucky
BEREA
Geum vernum
BEREA019827 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Geum vernum
BEREA019834 DeKalb Tennessee
BEREA
Geum vernum
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 25 Apr 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Geum vernum
31973000018245 Pendleton Kentucky
KNK
Geum vernum
31973000018251 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Geum vernum
31973000018258 Rockcastle Kentucky
KNK
Geum vernum
31234100626801 Madison Kentucky 12 May 1995 Gary W. Libby
OB-966
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626918 Trigg Kentucky 14 May 1985 Raymond Athey
5079
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626751 Lee Kentucky 27 Apr 1996 Danny Husband
6
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100850377 Menifee Kentucky 02 May 1988 Ross C. Clark
21495
EKY
Geum vernum
BEREA019824 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Geum vernum
BEREA019822 Garrard Kentucky
BEREA
Geum vernum
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 04 May 2014 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Geum vernum
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 03 May 2018 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Geum vernum
N/A Carter Tennessee 26 May 2014 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Geum vernum
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 30 Apr 2016 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Geum vernum
N/A Carter Tennessee 27 Apr 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Geum vernum
31973000018246 Boone Kentucky
KNK
Geum vernum
31973000018253 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Geum vernum
31973000018260 Simpson Kentucky
KNK
Geum vernum
31234100626595 Clinton Kentucky 17 Apr 1999 Mark A. Gorton
99-77
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626603 Cumberland Kentucky 01 May 1999 R. C. Clark, Lance Bobo
24334
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626538 Anderson Kentucky 02 May 1964 Elizabeth M. Browne
8258
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626793 Madison Kentucky 11 Apr 1975 J. Stuart Lassetter
2394
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100850385 Menifee Kentucky 02 May 1988 Ross C. Clark
21461
EKY
Geum vernum
BEREA019828 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Geum vernum
BEREA019823 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Geum vernum
BEREA019829 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Geum vernum
BEREA019833 Russell Kentucky
BEREA
Geum vernum
BEREA019826 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Geum vernum
31973000018254 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Geum vernum
31973000018250 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Geum vernum
31973000018261 Spencer Kentucky
KNK
Geum vernum
31973000018248 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Geum vernum
31234100626744 Lee Kentucky 27 Apr 1996 Chris T. Kirk
43
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626587 Clark Kentucky 06 May 1955 Mary Ruth Beckett
275
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626884 Powell Kentucky 17 May 2005 Timothy J. Weckman
9287
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626892 Robertson Kentucky 20 Jun 2002 Timothy J. Weckman
7370
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626520 Anderson Kentucky 14 Jun 1978 William S . Bryant
104
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626702 Jackson Kentucky 01 May 1993 Joe Abner
93-61
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626645 Franklin Kentucky 15 May 1983 Steven Rice
FR-630
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626678 Garrard Kentucky 15 Apr 2010 W. W. Overbeck
298
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626629 Fayette Kentucky 1997-Not shown-Not shown Danny Husband
22
EKY
Geum vernum
BEREA019821 Garrard Kentucky
BEREA
Geum vernum
BEREA019831 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Geum vernum
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 11 May 2014 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Geum vernum
N/A Carter Tennessee 02 May 2018 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Geum vernum
31973000018247 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Geum vernum
31234100626843 Marion Kentucky 03 May 1999 Timothy J. Weckman
4828
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626959 Rutherford Tennessee 20 Apr 2007 Justin Newnum
6
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626900 Rockcastle Kentucky 20 Apr 1977 Richard H. Hannan
20
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626652 Franklin Kentucky Donald K. Walker
238
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626926 Woodford Kentucky 02 May 1964 Elizabeth M. Browne
8275
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626967 Wilson Tennessee 02 May 1980 T. Filipczak
101
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626694 Henderson Kentucky 29 Apr 1980 Richard H. Hannan
3508
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626728 Johnson Kentucky 20 May 1964 Elizabeth M. Browne
8324
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626546 Bullitt Kentucky 13 May 1981 Richard H. Hannan
6408
EKY
Geum vernum
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 11 May 2014 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Geum vernum
N/A Sullivan Tennessee 22 Apr 2017 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119130 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119112 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119384 Caldwell Kentucky
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119087 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119116 Pickett Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119093 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119096 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119108 Marshall Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119388 Livingston Kentucky
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119110 Meigs Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119095 DeKalb Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119114 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119127 Sullivan Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119123 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119124 Scott Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119090 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119125 Sumner Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119113 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
31234100626876 Nicholas Kentucky 20 Apr 1963 Elizabeth M. Browne
6670
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626942 Pickett Tennessee 10 May 1990 B. Eugene Wofford
90-9
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626561 Campbell Kentucky 19 Apr 1998 Brian D. Yahn
16
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626660 Franklin Kentucky 03 Jun 1981 Hal Bryan
FR-372
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626736 Lawrence Kentucky 19 Apr 2008 Romie Hughart, Richard Thompson
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626850 Mason Kentucky 20 Apr 1963 Elizabeth M. Browne
6703
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626637 Fleming Kentucky 20 Apr 1963 Elizabeth M. Browne
6735
EKY
Geum vernum
BEREA019830 Metcalfe Kentucky
BEREA
Geum vernum
BEREA019832 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Geum vernum
31973000018244 Pendleton Kentucky
KNK
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119129 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119109 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119089 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119120 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
31234100626785 Livingston Kentucky 12 May 1971 Elizabeth M. Browne
71E9.2
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100721768 Madison Kentucky 11 Apr 2010 Amy Reese
AR/KYMA/10/04
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626835 Marion Kentucky 08 May 1993 Susan Wind
32
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626553 Caldwell Kentucky 07 May 1972 Elizabeth M. Browne
7207.3
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100767860 Madison Kentucky 13 May 2016 Ralph Thompson
16-391
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626934 Woodford Kentucky 28 Apr 1978 J. Stuart Lassetter
2733
EKY
Geum vernum
BEREA019825 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119128 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119088 Cheatham Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119100 Jackson Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0242115 Hancock Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119390 Woodford Kentucky
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119105 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119103 Jackson Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
UCHT015500 Cheatham Tennessee
UCHT
Geum vernum
31973000018259 Scott Kentucky
KNK
Geum vernum
31973000018249 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Geum vernum
31973000018252 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Geum vernum
31973000018257 Mason Kentucky
KNK
Geum vernum
31973000018255 Fleming Kentucky
KNK
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119111 Monroe Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119119 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119101 Jackson Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
APSC0040565 Clark Kentucky 04 May 1939 Mary Wharton
APSC
Geum vernum
APSC0035529 Cheatham Tennessee
APSC
Geum vernum
APSC0096743 Warren Kentucky 17 May 1988 Kenneth Nicely
APSC
Geum vernum
APSC0004950 Cheatham Tennessee 01 May 1981 Edward W. Chester
81-140
APSC
Geum vernum
APSC0102424 Johnson Kentucky
APSC
Geum vernum
APSC0080335 Meade Kentucky
APSC
Geum vernum
31234100626819 Madison Kentucky 15 May 1993 Timothy J. Weckman
177
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100779063 Menifee Kentucky 05 Jun 2017 Thomas McFadden
506
EKY
Geum vernum
31234100626868 Montgomery Kentucky 08 May 1984 Julian Campbell
112
EKY
Geum vernum
31973000018263 Pendleton Kentucky
KNK
Geum vernum
31973000018262 Kenton Kentucky
KNK
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119102 Jackson Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0242124 Lincoln Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0242073 Clay Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119385 Clark Kentucky
TENN
Geum vernum
APSC0085362 Nelson Kentucky
APSC
Geum vernum
APSC0004951 Stewart Tennessee 03 May 1982 Edward W. Chester
82-183
APSC
Geum vernum
APSC0050719 Larue Kentucky 23 Apr 1993 Landon McKinney
APSC
Geum vernum
APSC0004956 Christian Kentucky 15 May 1993 Sallie M. Noel
93-038
APSC
Geum vernum
HTTU026572 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Geum vernum
APSC0080284 Jessamine Kentucky
APSC
Geum vernum
APSC0040566 Estill Kentucky 16 May 1939 Mary Wharton
APSC
Geum vernum
APSC0004945 Lyon Kentucky 10 May 1985 Edward W. Chester
85-165
APSC
Geum vernum
MEM005076 Hickman Kentucky 12 Apr 1968 Raymond Athey
100
MEM
Geum vernum
MEM009935 Marshall Kentucky 01 May 1974 Raymond Athey
2680
MEM
Geum vernum
HTTU019826 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Geum vernum
MEM003651 Henry Kentucky 04 May 1962 Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.
5111
MEM
Geum vernum
MEM002663 Fayette Kentucky 26 Apr 1961 Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.
2998
MEM
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119383 Bell Kentucky
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119126 Sumner Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
APSC0004946 Lyon Kentucky 24 Apr 1986 Edward W. Chester
86-76
APSC
Geum vernum
APSC0080845 Hopkins Kentucky 06 May 1979 John Macgregor
APSC
Geum vernum
HTTU027147 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Geum vernum
MTSU007749 Rutherford Tennessee 19 Apr 2003 Phillip Hulan
34
MTSU
Geum vernum
MTSU007743 DeKalb Tennessee 15 Apr 2010 Krystal Richards
37
MTSU
Geum vernum
N/A Hawkins Tennessee 17 Apr 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
ETSU
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119386 Jessamine Kentucky
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119098 Hamblen Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119389 Kentucky
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119115 Overton Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119097 Greene Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119085 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119106 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
UCHT035315 Williamson Tennessee
UCHT
Geum vernum
31973000018256 Gallatin Kentucky
KNK
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119086 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119107 Marshall Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119387 Johnson Kentucky
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119099 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
APSC0085383 Anderson Kentucky
APSC
Geum vernum
APSC0004944 Trigg Kentucky 03 May 1985 Edward W. Chester
85-138
APSC
Geum vernum
HTTU019827 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Geum vernum
ETSU025960 Hawkins Tennessee 17 Apr 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
19123
ETSU
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119104 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119121 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119091 Clay Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119094 DeKalb Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119117 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119122 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119092 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119393 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
TENN-V-0119118 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Geum vernum
APSC0004954 Montgomery Tennessee 12 Apr 1998 Edward W. Chester
13254
APSC
Geum vernum
APSC0004949 Montgomery Tennessee 06 May 1970 Edward W. Chester
2298
APSC
Geum vernum
APSC0004942 Stewart Tennessee 21 May 1966 William H. Ellis, Alfred Clebsch
1110
APSC
Geum vernum
HTTU019828 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Geum vernum
MTSU007758 Anderson Tennessee 14 Apr 1978 Riley E. Sain
44
MTSU
Geum vernum
APSC0004943 Stewart Tennessee 30 Apr 1980 Edward W. Chester, Jackie Stack, Larry D. Carpenter
166 (Stack)
APSC
Geum vernum
APSC0004947 Montgomery Tennessee 20 Apr 1974 Edward W. Chester
2689
APSC
Geum vernum
APSC0004953 Stewart Tennessee 15 Apr 1991 James Joyner with Edward Wayne Chester
676
APSC
Geum vernum
APSC0004948 Montgomery Tennessee 11 Apr 1967 Eugene Wofford & Wayne Chester
1586
APSC
Geum vernum
APSC0004952 Montgomery Tennessee 12 May 1982 Edward W. Chester
82-209
APSC
Geum vernum
UCHT035316 Wilson Tennessee
UCHT
Geum vernum
ETSU035286 Carter Tennessee 10 May 2017 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Geum virginicum
APSC0004955 Christian Kentucky 09 May 1993 Sallie M. Noel
93-038
APSC
Geum vernum
UOS05471 Franklin Tennessee 21 Apr 2009 Yolande M. Gottfried
UOS
Geum vernum
MEM007047 Graves Kentucky 24 Apr 1972 Raymond Athey
1603
MEM
Geum vernum
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