prairie smoke
(Geum triflorum var. triflorum)
Conservation • Wetland • Description • Habitat • Biology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | NR - Unranked SNR - Unranked |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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| Great Plains | FACU - Facultative upland |
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| Midwest | FACU - Facultative upland |
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| Northcentral & Northeast | FACU - Facultative upland |
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Description |
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Height |
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4″ to 16″ |
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Flower Color |
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Pink to purplish |
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Habitat |
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Dry to moderate moisture. Prairies. Full sun. |
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Biology |
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April to June |
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| Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
| Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
| Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) | ||
| Class | Magnoliopsida (flowering plants) | ||
| Superorder | Rosanae | ||
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Rosales (roses, elms, figs, and allies) | ||
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Rosaceae (rose) | ||
| Subfamily | Rosoideae (brambles, roses, strawberries, and allies) | ||
| Tribe | Colurieae (avens) | ||
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Geum (avens) | ||
| Species | Geum triflorum (prairie smoke) | ||
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Synonyms |
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Erythrocoma triflora Geum ciliatum var. griseum Sieversia triflora |
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Common Names |
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old man’s whiskers old-man’s-whiskers |
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Nancy Falkum |
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Slideshows |
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| Geum triflorum Matt Lavin |
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About
Fruit: multiple achenes each with a hairy or plumose beak. The pinnately compound leaves bearing many leaflets each with strongly serrate or dentate margins are distinctive. Perennial herb 10-50 cm tall, flowers nodding and with predominant pink sepals, common in grasslands, meadows, woodlands, in the mountains, including mountain big sagebrush steppe. |
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| Prairie Smoke J.Steinbock |
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| Geum triflorum PRAIRIE SMOKE Frank Mayfield |
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Other Videos |
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| Minnesota Native Plant - Prairie Smoke (Geum Triflorum) MNNativePlants |
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Published on May 26, 2013 Our video shows the Minnesota native, Prairie Smoke, in bloom. |
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| Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum) PrairieMoonNursery |
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Uploaded on Mar 5, 2010 http://www.prairiemoon.com - The 'smoke' look that we are so fond of in this plant is actually Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum) going to seed. Flower bud, flower, seed head, and leaves are shown in this short video taken at Prairie Moon Nursery in SE MN. |
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| Nancy Falkum 5/27/2022 |
Location: Kellogg Weaver Dunes SNA, Weaver Dunes Unit |
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