Species Details
Geum triflorum Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium Read more about this collection »
LeavesBasal leaves numerous, unequally pinnately divided, oblong to egg-shaped, 3-15 cm long; stem leaves few, opposite
FlowersInflorescence cymose; flowers 1-9, usually nodding, radially symmetric; sepals 5, triangular to ovate-lance-shaped, 8-12 mm long, purplish; petals 5, elliptic or elliptic-egg-shaped, yellowish-white to pink or purplish; stamens numerous; pistils 1, ovary superior
Fruits and SeedsAchenes, numerous in feathery clusters, pear-shaped, 3-6 mm long, beaked, feathery-hairy
Scientific Name
Geum triflorum Pursh
Common Name
old man’s whiskers
General Description
Perennial herb, soft- to coarse-hairy throughout, rhizomatous; stems erect, 20-40 cm tall, purplish, in dense clusters
Leaves
Basal leaves numerous, unequally pinnately divided, oblong to egg-shaped, 3-15 cm long; stem leaves few, opposite
Flowers
Inflorescence cymose; flowers 1-9, usually nodding, radially symmetric; sepals 5, triangular to ovate-lance-shaped, 8-12 mm long, purplish; petals 5, elliptic or elliptic-egg-shaped, yellowish-white to pink or purplish;…
Inflorescence cymose; flowers 1-9, usually nodding, radially symmetric; sepals 5, triangular to ovate-lance-shaped, 8-12 mm long, purplish; petals 5, elliptic or elliptic-egg-shaped, yellowish-white to pink or purplish; stamens numerous; pistils 1, ovary superior
Fruits and Seeds
Achenes, numerous in feathery clusters, pear-shaped, 3-6 mm long, beaked, feathery-hairy
Phenology
Flowers from May to June
Range/Distribution
Alberta: The foothills and praries
CAN (BC, MB, NT, ON, SK, YT); USA (AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, IL, MI, MN, MT, ND, NM, NV, NY, OR, SD, UT, WA, WI, WY)
Citation
Page Citation for Geum triflorum Pursh
Page Citation
"Species Details - Geum triflorum Pursh, University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/1-4874. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
Specimen Information
There are 31 specimens of this Species.
137713 - Geum triflorum Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameold man’s whiskers
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Witt Property
Date Collected2010-07-03
138385 - Geum triflorum Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameold man’s whiskers
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Duchess
Date Collected2013-06-22
139948 - Geum triflorum Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameold man’s whiskers
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Nisku
Date Collected2017-06-21
140158 - Geum triflorum Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameold man’s whiskers
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Setaspell Outpost
Date Collected2017-05-29
139903 - Geum triflorum Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameold man’s whiskers
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Castle Road
Date Collected2011-06-24
142077 - Geum triflorum Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameold man’s whiskers
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Setaspell Outpost
Date Collected2018-05-23
142076 - Geum triflorum Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameold man’s whiskers
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Setaspell Outpost
Date Collected2018-05-22
142589 - Geum triflorum Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameold man’s whiskers
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Castle Provincial Park, Lynx Creek
Date Collected2018-05-23
142590 - Geum triflorum Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameold man’s whiskers
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Castle Provincial Park, Castle Falls
Date Collected2018-06-05
142588 - Geum triflorum Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameold man’s whiskers
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Castle Provincial Park, West Castle Biology Field Station
Date Collected2018-06-19