Geum montanum L.

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Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Geum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 6-8
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 2-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses spice
Edible leaves roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 13
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Geum montanum habit picture by Jean Deschâtres (cc-by-sa)
Geum montanum habit picture by Manuëlle (cc-by-sa)
Geum montanum habit picture by Helmut Sattmann (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Geum montanum leaf picture by Serge Beuchat (cc-by-sa)
Geum montanum leaf picture by Nicolas (cc-by-sa)
Geum montanum leaf picture by Manon Bounous (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Geum montanum flower picture by Leandra (cc-by-sa)
Geum montanum flower picture by Marie-Liesse (cc-by-sa)
Geum montanum flower picture by Gibellini Francesco (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Geum montanum fruit picture by mathieu le quéré (cc-by-sa)
Geum montanum fruit picture by Jacques ANDRE (cc-by-sa)
Geum montanum fruit picture by Fred LAN (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Geum montanum world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:324725-2
WFO ID wfo-0001018633
COL ID 3FYBZ
BDTFX ID 30124
INPN ID 100208
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Oreogeum montanum Geum alpinum Bernoullia montana Geum ovaliforme Geum montanum Sieversia montana Bernoullia acaulis Parageum montanum Caryophyllata montana Sieversia montana Geum montanum var. nanum Geum montanum subsp. ovalifolium