''Geum macrophyllum'', commonly known as largeleaf avens or large-leaved avens is a

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found from the

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south to the northern U.S. states, and in the

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and west to the

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and as far south as Northwestern

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. It is even more distinctive in fruit than in flower, with spiky spheres of reddish styles. The fruits are a ball of tiny

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like hooks that catch on clothing and animal hair.

Uses

The Squamish make a

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tea out of the leaves. The Haida make a steam bath with boiled roots to treat rheumatic pain. Some tribes use the plant in eyewashes, to treat stomach ailments, and to aid childbirth.

References

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment — ''Geum macrophyllum''''Geum macrophyllum'' — Photo gallery

macrophyllum The long-legged bat (''Macrophyllum macrophyllum'') is a member of the Phyllostomidae family in the order Chiroptera. Both males and females of this species are generally small, with wingspans reaching 80mm with an average weight ranging betwee ...

Alpine flora Flora of Eastern Asia Flora of Eastern Canada Flora of Subarctic America Flora of the North-Central United States Flora of the Northeastern United States Flora of the Northwestern United States Flora of the Russian Far East Flora of the Southwestern United States Flora of Western Canada Flora without expected TNC conservation status Taxa named by Carl Ludwig Willdenow Plants described in 1809 {{rosoideae-stub