Large Leaved Avens

Carried by 3 nurseries

Estimated plant range Estimated plant range

Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Plant description

Geum macrophyllum, commonly known as largeleaf avens or large-leaved avens is a flowering plant found from the Arctic south to the northern U. S. states, and in the Rocky Mountains and west to the Sierra Nevada in California and as far south as Northwestern Mexico. Media related to Geum macrophyllum at Wikimedia Commons

Plant overview

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

8 - 24 in Tall

Form

Upright

Growth rate

Moderate

Color

Yellow

Flowering season

Spring

Landscaping information

Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Ease of care

Moderate

Soil description

Adaptable, tolerant of sand, loam and clay.

Propagation

For propagating by seed: No treatment. (Emery and Frey 1971).

Sunset Zones

1, 2, 3, 4*, 5*, 6*, 7*, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*

Natural setting

Site type

Meadows and streambanks

Plant communities

Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Wetland-Riparian

Wildlife supported

Caterpillars

Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

1 confirmed and 2 likely

Confirmed Likely

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Dark Marbled Carpet

Dysstroma citrata

Garden Tiger Moth

Arctia caja

Diarsia rosaria

Alternative names

Common names:

Large - Leaved Avens, Large-leaved Avens, Large-leaf Avens, Largeleaf Avens

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