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Rosaceae

Mountain avens

Geum peckii Pursh

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Geum

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Mountain avens: Mountain avens, Geum peckii
Photo: Gary Tompkins from Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Mountain avens

Synonyms

  • Acomastylis peckii (Pursh) F.Bolle
  • Geum radiatum var. peckii (Pursh) A.Gray
  • Parageum peckii (Pursh) H.Hara
  • Sieversia peckii (Pursh) G.Don

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.