Geum rossii
(Alpine Avens)
Geum rossii, Loveland Pass, Clear Creek Co. 1526
Geum rossii, FR 679, Ophir Pass Rd., San Juan Co. 8511
Geum rossii, FR 679, Ophir Pass Rd., San Juan Co. 8533
Geum rossii, Governor's Basin, Ouray Co. 9026
Geum rossii, Loveland Pass, Clear Creek Co. 1542
Leaves, Geum rossii, Governor's Basin, Ouray Co. 9022
Geum rossii, Upper Straight Crreek Trail Summit Co. 1918
Geum rossii, Crystal Lakes, Summit Co. 0875
| Scientific Name | Geum rossii | USDA PLANTS Symbol | GERO2 |
| Common Name | Alpine Avens | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 24660 |
| Family | Rosaceae (Rose) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Subalpine and alpine (10000 to 14300); hillsides, alpine meadows and tundra. Plant: Erect perennial 6 to 8 inches tall in dense mats, slender reddish stems. Leaves: Compound basal leaves up to 6 inches long divided into many small dark green oblanceolate to obovate leaflets, entire to coarsley toothed margins; smaller, pinnatifid stem leaves. Inflorescence: Stems with 1 to 4 flowers with 5 roundish, bright yellow petals, 5 pointed green, often purplish sepals beneath; numerous yellow stamens and about 10 greenish-yellow pistils. Bloom Period: June to September. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, "Guide to Colorado Wildflowers" by G.K. Guennel, "The Alpine Flora of the Rocky Mountains" by Richard W. Scott and Flora of North America. |
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Colorado Status: Native |
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