WHITE AVENS
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Geum canadense Jacq. var. camporum (Rydb. ) Fernald & Weatherby
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| Riley County, Kansas |
| Perennial |
| Height: 1-3 feet |
| Family: Rosaceae - Rose Family |
| Flowering Period: June, July, August |
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| Stems: | | Erect, 1 to several, simple, velvety pubescent above, sparsely hairy or glabrous below. | | Leaves: | | Basal, simple, long-stalked, thick, undivided or frequently 3-5-lobed to deeply palmately divided, terminal segment broadly egg-shaped, larger than lateral segments; stem leaves alternate, short-stalked, similar; appressed hairy above; margins toothed; tips pointed; stipules ovate-oblong, 1/2 to 3/4 inch long, entire or cleft. | | Inflorescences: | | Solitary or few in clusters, terminal, on long stalks that are velvety-hairy and sparsely to densely long-hairy. | | Flowers: | | 1/2 to 3/4 inch wide; sepals 5, lanceolate, to 2/5 inch long, greenish, tips pointed; petals 5, to 1/3 inch long, white, fading yellowish, bent backward; stamens numerous; pistils 50-80. | | Fruits: | | Achenes, numerous, beaked, in spherical heads 1/2 to 3/4 inch in diameter. | | Habitat: | | Shaded areas of woodlands, thickets, and stream valleys. | | Distribution: | | East 3/4 of Kansas. | | Uses: | | European avens (Geum urbanum L.) was sometimes used in remedies for diarrhea, liver ailments, rheumatism, and depression. | | Comments: | | "Avens" is an English word of unknown meaning. |
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| White avens |  | | 48 KB | | Riley County, Kansas |
| | White avens sepals and stamens |  | | 53 KB | | Riley County, Kansas |
| | White avens stem leaf |  | | 75 KB | | Riley County, Kansas |
| | White avens basal leaf |  | | 76 KB | | Riley County, Kansas |
| | White avens flower |  | | 33 KB | | Cherokee County, Kansas |
| | White avens flower |  | | 54 KB | | Marshall County, Kansas |
| | White avens leaves |  | | 151 KB | | Marshall County, Kansas |
| | White avens leaf |  | | 116 KB | | Marshall County, Kansas |
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