Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_3656.JPG-05-19-2020
Flower name (scientific): Geum triflorum Pursh PY: 1814. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) JEE-um try-FLOR-um
Flower name (common): Prairie Smoke
Family name (common): Rose
Family name (scientific): Rosaceae
Scientific name origin:
     Genus: Pliny's Latin name for plants of this genus.
    Specific epithet: From the Latin meaning three-flowered.
Common name origin: The styles extend at the fruiting stage to form an erect brush of slender plumes, that resemble mauve smoke.
Flower description:
     Size: 0.7 to 1.0 inches (1.8 to 2.5 cm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: red or white
     Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-umbel
Plant description:
     Size: 4 to 16 inches (10 to 41 cm)
     Stem hairy: pilose
     Other:
Leaf description: attachment is basal, type is compound
     Size: Basal leaves up to 20 to 30 cm long. Cauline leaflets to about 5 cm long.
     Color: medium green
     Hairy: surfaces sparsely hairy, margins moderately hairy.
     Other: Shape: leaf, odd-pinnate (IL), pinnate-pinnatifid (FNA), leaflet, oblanceolate (IL)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon
Bloom time (typical): April to June
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
Habitat: Fields, prairies, woods, dry to moderate moisture, sun.
Fruit: A dry sed with a 5 to 7 cm reddish colored plume, densely white hairy.
Seed: Brown, about 2 mm in length.
Importance to wildlife:
Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes.
Ethnobotany: The Chippewa used a variety of this species as a treatment for indigestion (Densmore, p. 342, 1928). Densmore uses the old synonym name Sieversia ciliata for Geum triflorum var. ciliatum. The Blackfoot uses the plant to treat sores, wounds, swollen eyes, sore throats, and as a tonic. The Okanagan used the plant for fevers and other issues. The Thompson used the plant for rheumatism and other ailments, and they also prepared a tea beverage from the roots (Moerman, p. 247-248, 1998).
Latitude: 44.795913
Longitude: -91.513740
Altitude: 276.10
Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Marinette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, IL, MI, MN, MT, ND, NM, NV, NY, OR, SD, UT, WA, WI, WY) Click here for distribution map
In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NT, ON, SK, YT) Click here for distribution map
References:
Synonym(s):
Basionym: na
Homotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 3 homotypic synonyms for this species.
Heterotypic Synonym(s): na
Autonym: Geum triflorum var. triflorum (The other infraspecific is Geum triflorum var. ciliatum (Pursh) Fassett found in the western states and provinces of the US and Canada.)
Wetland Status (NC): FACU
Wetland Status (MW): FACU