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Geum
''Geum'' , (Latinized Greek for "taste" referencing the roots of the plant) commonly called avens, is a genus of about 50 species of rhizomatous perennial plant, perennial herbaceous plants in the Rosaceae, rose family and its subfamily Rosoidea ...
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genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of about 50
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
perennial
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also wide ...
herbaceous plant
Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials.
Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous"
The fourth edition of t ...
s in the rose family,
Rosaceae
Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a medium-sized family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera.
The name is derived from the type genus ''Rosa''. Among the most species-rich genera are ''Alchemilla'' (270), ''Sorbus ...
, subfamily
Rosoideae
The rose subfamily Rosoideae consists of more than 850 species, including many shrubs, perennial herbs, and fruit plants such as strawberries and brambles. Only a few are annual herbs.
The circumscription of the Rosoideae is still not wholly cer ...
.
Species
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B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
L
M
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
References
The following abbreviations are used to represent the authors cited in the above species list:
* eFloras
eFloras.org* CatalogofLife
Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist* IOPI PGPC
International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI) Provisional Global Plant Checklist* IPNI
* Plant List
The Plant List (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and Missouri Botanical Garden)* Tropicos
Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden* USDA GRIN
USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)* USDA Plants
USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database* Wisplants
Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
General References
* IOPI PGPC
Details for: ''Geum''* IPNI
Plant Name Query: Full search: Genus = ''Geum''* Plant List
Search results for ''Geum''* Tropicos
Search results for name=''Geum''* Tropicos
Taxonomy Browser for genus ''Geum''* USDA GRIN
Species Records of ''Geum''* USDA GRIN
* USDA Plants
Name Search Results for ''Geum''* Wikimedia Commons:
''Geum'' gallery page
* Wikispecies
''Geum'' page* Wisplants
Search Results: Genus: ''Geum''
Specific References
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Geum
''Geum'' , (Latinized Greek for "taste" referencing the roots of the plant) commonly called avens, is a genus of about 50 species of rhizomatous perennial plant, perennial herbaceous plants in the Rosaceae, rose family and its subfamily Rosoidea ...