Geum coccineum

Geum coccineum
Flower of Geum coccineum at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Geum
Species: G. coccineum
Binomial name
Geum coccineum
Sibth. & Sm.

Geum coccineum, common name dwarf orange avens or red avens, is a plant in the rose family, Rosaceae.[1]

Description

Geum coccineum has low mound of leaves and bright orange flowers blooming in late spring and summer.

Distribution

This species is native to parts of Western Asia (Turkey) and in Southeastern Europe (Albania; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Greece; Macedonia; Montenegro; Serbia). [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Geum coccineum". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 25 January 2018.


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