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 Leaf Patrick Alexander @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) |  Plant Colorado State University, Charles Maurer Herbarium, Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial) |  Fruit Patrick Alexander @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) |  Stem with hairs Patrick Alexander @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial Similar Species: Geum macrophyllum, Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum
General Desc:
Erect perennial with a few thick, strong, hairy stems. Feather-like green leaves are hairy with wedge to egg-shaped leaflets that vary in size. The 1/2 inch yellow flowers have 5 round, hairy petals and grow in loosely branched clusters at the stem tips.
Identification notes: Stems stout, stiff hairs, leafy; leaves highly variable, basal leaves 5 to 9 leaflets, wedge-shaped at base, upper leaflet largest, stem leaves smaller, mostly 3 leaflets; flowers erect, yellow, petals hairy, upper style segment hairy, bent like a knee.
Height:
To nearly 4 feet
Habitat Description: Found in swamps, streams, wet to moist meadows, marshes, damp forests as well as in waste areas and roadsides.
Plant Communities:
Riparian, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 5500 - 9500 feet
Color:
Yellow
Shape:
Regular in elongated clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Jul - Aug
Description:
Flowers are erect on long hairy stalks in a loosely branched cluster. Each 1/2 inch wide flower has 5 hairy, rounded petals that are a bit longer than the 5 leaf-like sepals that grow beneath them. Sepals triangular, tips pointed, hairy below.
Leaf Color:
Dark green
Leaf Type:
Compound
Leaf Shape:
Round or oval
Leaf Margin:
Toothed
Leaf Attachment:
Basal and alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Upper stems have many more short, stiff, spreading hairs than the lower stems. Basal leaves have 5 to 9 leaflets, stem leaves usually have 3 with the end leaflet often divided into 2 or 3 pointed lobes. Leaflets are hairy and vary greatly in size.
Fruit Color: Brown
Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: Fruit is dry and 1-seeded with a flat oval shape that is longer than wide, 1/8 to 1/4 inch long. At the base of the fruit is a long, pointed, hooked tip (beak) with a few hairs that catch onto animal fur or clothing, helping to disperse the seed.
Seed Notes: The seeds require 60 days of cold exposure (stratification) to germinate.
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