Rosaceae
Spring avens
Geum vernum
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Geum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Spring avens
Synonyms
- Stilopus vernus Hook.
- Stylipus vernus Raf.
- Stylopus vernus Hook.
- Stylypus vernus Raf.
- Stypostylis vernus Raf.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Jay Sturner from USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: lumbasomething, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Jay Sturner from USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paul-in-KY, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.