Flower ID: IMG_7028.JPG-06-27-2023 Flower name (scientific): Geum aleppicum Jacquin PY: 1781 (1781-1786, pub. 1787). Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) JEE-um (or JEE-oom) al-EP-ih-kum Flower name (common): Yellow Avens Family name (common): Rose Family name (scientific): Rosaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Pliny's Latin name for plants of this genus. Some sources suggest it derives from Greek for the roots of one of the species being used as a flavoring agent. Specific epithet: Possibly referring to or connecting with Aleppo, a city in Syria. Common name origin: The flowers have some similarity with white avens, except the color of the flowers of the present species are yellow. Flower description: Size: 0.5 to 0.8 inches ( 1.3 to 2.0 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: yellow Other: flower arrangement, Panicle Plant description: Size: 20 to 40 inches ( 51. to 102. cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is compound Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, interruptedly pinnate, leaflet pinnate to 3-foliolate (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): May to July Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Forests, woods, thickets, meadows, streambanks, swamps, marshes, roadsides, moist to wet, semi shade to sun. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Two species that have some similarity to Geum aleppicum are Geum macrophyllum (Large-leaf Avens) and Potentilla norvegica (Norwegian Cinquefoil). Potentilla norvegica can be differentiated by having sepals longer than the petals, whereas Geum aleppicum has petals slightly longer or equal to the sepal length, and the sepals are reflexed. Geum macrophyllum can be distinguished by its rounded kidney shaped basal leaves, whereas the basal leaf blades of Geum aleppicum are pinnate. Ethnobotany: The Ojibwa used this plant for chest pain and to treat coughs (Hoffman, p. 200, 1891). Hoffman uses the old synonym name Geum strictum for this plant. The Cree, Iroquois, Malecite, and Micmac used the plant for a variety of ailments that included sore throats, for convulsions, diarrhea, fevers, and others (Moerman, p. 247, 1998). Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FAC Wetland Status (MW): FACW