Flower ID: IMG_0927.JPG-06-29-2017 Flower name (scientific): Geum canadense Jacquin PY: 1773. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) JEE-um ka-na-DEN-see Flower name (common): White Avens Family name (common): Rose Family name (scientific): Rosaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Pliny's Latin name for plants of this genus. Specific epithet: Of or related to Canada. Common name origin: From the flower color and from the medieval Latin avencia, origin unknown (OED). Flower description: Size: 0.4 to 0.6 inches (1.0 to 1.5 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: White Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-cyme Plant description: Erect Size: 16 to 36 inches (41 to 91 cm) Stem hairy: lower stem glabrous, glabrate, to sparsely hairy, upper stem to moderate pubescence. Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is compound. Basal leaves can be simple or pinnately compound with 3 to 5 major leaflets and 0 to 4 minor leaflets. Size: Basal leaves 10 to 25 cm long. Leaflets or simple leaves to about 10 cm long and 7 cm wide. Color: medium green Hairy: glabrous or sparsely short-hairy. Other: Shape: leaf, (lower cauline) trifoliate, (upper cauline) usually simple, leaflet, lanceolate to oval-ovate (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): May to June Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Woods, thickets, part shade or shade, dry to moist. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): The flowers of Geum canadense have a resemblance to the flowers of some of the Rubus species. Prickles on the stems would be the simplest way to distinguish Rubus allegheniensis and Rubus occidentalis from G. canadense. Geum laciniatum (Rough Avens) resembles G. canadense, but it has petals much shorter than the sepals, whereas G. canadense has petals slightly longer or about the same length as the sepals. Ethnobotany: The Chippewa used the plant to treat "female weakness" (Densmore, p. 356, 1928). The Iroquois used the plant as a "love medicine" (Moerman, p. 247, 1998). Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (NB, NS, ON, PE, QC) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): na Heterotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 15 heterotypic synonyms for this species. Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FAC Wetland Status (MW): FAC