Geum virginianum

ClassificationDicots
FamilyRosaceae
Family (Traditional)Rosaceae
GenusGeum
Species:Geum virginianum L.
Common NameCream Avens
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BISO; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; 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 8
StatusNative; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FAC) (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
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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: Bell (KY), Elliott (KY), Fayette (KY), Garrard (KY), Harlan (KY), Jackson (KY), Laurel (KY), Lee (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Menifee (KY), Mercer (KY), Monroe (KY), Ohio (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Todd (KY), Warren (KY), Wayne (KY), Anderson (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Campbell (TN), Carroll (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Claiborne (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), Decatur (TN), DeKalb (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Grainger (TN), Greene (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hawkins (TN), Henderson (TN), Henry (TN), Jackson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Loudon (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Maury (TN), Meigs (TN), Montgomery (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Sevier (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN), Washington (TN), White (TN), Wilson (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1971 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100626504 Warren Kentucky 09 Jul 1980 Richard H. Hannan
4417
EKY
Geum virginianum
31234100626488 Jackson Kentucky 19 Jul 1979 Richard H. Hannan
3209
EKY
Geum virginianum
31234100626413 Wayne Kentucky 12 Jul 1996 Ronald L. Jones
7861
EKY
Geum virginianum
31234100626389 Ohio Kentucky 25 Jul 1980 Richard H. Hannan
4733
EKY
Geum virginianum
31234100626371 Bell Kentucky 28 Aug 2005 Amy V. McIntosh, Ron Jones, Jacob Stewart
1348
EKY
Geum virginianum
31234100626447 Elliott Kentucky 07 Jul 2012 m. Greene
not shown
EKY
Geum virginianum
31234100626454 Elliott Kentucky 27 Jun 2012 M. Greene
EKY
Geum virginianum
31234100626397 Elliott Kentucky 05 Aug 2012 M. Greene
EKY
Geum virginianum
31234100626496 Jackson Kentucky 19 Jul 1979 Richard H. Hannan
3167
EKY
Geum virginianum
31234100626512 Lee Kentucky 18 Jul 1979 Richard H. Hannan
3103
EKY
Geum virginianum
31234100626405 Hamilton Tennessee 11 Aug 1987 Ronald L. Jones
5334b
EKY
Geum virginianum
31234100626462 Madison Kentucky 10 Jul 1993 D. Collinsworth
74
EKY
Geum virginianum
31234100767845 Madison Kentucky 30 Jul 2016 Thomas McFadden
254
EKY
Geum virginianum
31234100626470 Cheatham Tennessee 17 Jul 1976 Ronald L. Jones
1636
EKY
Geum virginianum
31234100850369 Menifee Kentucky 21 Jun 1987 R.C. Clark
21122
EKY
Geum virginianum
BEREA019839 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Geum virginianum
BEREA019838 Monroe Kentucky
BEREA
Geum virginianum
BEREA019840 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Geum virginianum
BEREA019837 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Geum virginianum
BEREA019841 Campbell Tennessee
BEREA
Geum virginianum
BEREA019836 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Geum virginianum
BEREA019835 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Geum virginianum
ETSU007649 Unicoi Tennessee 03 Jul 2009 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Geum virginianum
ETSU007650 Unicoi Tennessee 29 Jun 2011 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Geum virginianum
ETSU006110 Unicoi Tennessee 15 Jul 2016 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Geum virginianum
ETSU007647 Greene Tennessee 13 Aug 2011 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Geum virginianum
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 18 Sep 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Geum virginianum
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 06 Jun 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Geum virginianum
ETSU007646 Johnson Tennessee 19 Jun 2013 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Geum virginianum
ETSU007645 Johnson Tennessee 12 Aug 2013 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Geum virginianum
ETSU007648 Unicoi Tennessee 14 Jul 2009 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119149 Grainger Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119173 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119167 Meigs Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119133 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119154 Henderson Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119163 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119156 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119172 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119166 Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119155 Henry Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119137 Carroll Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119143 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119151 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119136 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119159 Loudon Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-011917 Warren Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119168 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119174 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119164 McNairy Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119148 Grainger Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119170 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119171 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119178 Washington Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119161 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119180 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119144 Decatur Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119139 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119160 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119176 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119138 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119141 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119150 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119169 Rhea Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119132 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119152 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119134 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119181 White Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119177 Warren Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119158 Lauderdale Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119153 Hawkins Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119135 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119146 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119147 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119142 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119157 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119175 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119140 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119131 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119179 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119145 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119165 McNairy Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0119162 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
UCHT015502 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Geum virginianum
UCHT015503 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Geum virginianum
UCHT015501 Rutherford Tennessee
UCHT
Geum virginianum
APSC0086037 Garrard Kentucky
APSC
Geum virginianum
APSC0070439 Menifee Kentucky 16 Jul 1988 Max Medley
APSC
Geum virginianum
APSC0114817 Maury Tennessee
APSC
Geum virginianum
APSC0070565 Mercer Kentucky Max Medley
APSC
Geum virginianum
APSC0004958 White Tennessee 25 Jul 2010 Dwayne Estes
11742
APSC
Geum virginianum
APSC0004964 Montgomery Tennessee 15 Jun 1972 Frank Dodson
APSC
Geum virginianum
APSC0093925 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Geum virginianum
APSC0004960 Montgomery Tennessee 20 Jul 1971 Edward W. Chester, Biology 503 Class
2435
APSC
Geum virginianum
APSC0044588 Maury Tennessee
APSC
Geum virginianum
APSC0032238 Polk Tennessee
APSC
Geum virginianum
APSC0083492 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Geum virginianum
APSC0044584 Davidson Tennessee
APSC
Geum virginianum
HTTU019831 Davidson Tennessee
HTTU
Geum virginianum
HTTU023419 Scott Tennessee
HTTU
Geum virginianum
HTTU019931 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Geum virginianum
HTTU031599 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Geum virginianum
HTTU023420 Todd Kentucky
HTTU
Geum virginianum
HTTU023422 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Geum virginianum
HTTU031359 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Geum virginianum
HTTU019830 DeKalb Tennessee
HTTU
Geum virginianum
HTTU019829 DeKalb Tennessee
HTTU
Geum virginianum
HTTU023423 DeKalb Tennessee
HTTU
Geum virginianum
HTTU023421 Kentucky
HTTU
Geum virginianum
MTSU007745 Rutherford Tennessee 01 Jul 1994 Terri Hogan
199-94
MTSU
Geum virginianum
MTSU007759 Rutherford Tennessee 23 Jun 1981 James Bonner
21
MTSU
Geum virginianum
MTSU007750 Rutherford Tennessee M. Penuel
11
MTSU
Geum virginianum
UOS05484 Franklin Tennessee 03 Jul 2001 Yolande M. Gottfried
UOS
Geum virginianum
UOS08910 Franklin Tennessee 25 Jun 2010 Nathan Bourne
UOS
Geum virginianum
UOS05483 Franklin Tennessee 09 Jul 2008 Jon Evans
UOS
Geum virginianum
UOS05485 Van Buren Tennessee 03 Jul 2002 Chris A. Fleming
UOS
Geum virginianum
N/A Hawkins Tennessee 12 Jun 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
ETSU
Geum virginianum
ETSU008730 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Geum virginianum
ETSU026280 Hawkins Tennessee 12 Jun 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
19444
ETSU
Geum virginianum
TENN-V-0245490 Tennessee
TENN
Geum virginianum
31234100626421 Harlan Kentucky 21 Sep 1993 Bryce D. Fields
658
EKY
Geum virginianum
31234100626439 Fayette Kentucky 1997-Not shown-Not shown Danny Husband
337
EKY
Geum virginianum
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Geum virginianum - Dwayne Estes
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Geum virginianum - Dwayne Estes
Geum virginianum - Dwayne Estes
Geum virginianum - Dwayne Estes
Geum virginianum - Dwayne Estes
Geum virginianum - Dwayne Estes
Geum virginianum - Dwayne Estes
Geum virginianum - Joey Shaw
Geum virginianum - Joey Shaw
Geum virginianum - Joey Shaw
Geum virginianum - Joey Shaw
Geum virginianum - Joey Shaw
Geum virginianum - Joey Shaw