White Avens

Geum canadense

Courtesy: Smith, R.W., https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=32183

Courtesy: Brundage, Stephanie, https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=83793

Courtesy: Schwartzman, Steven, https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=27667

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map (hover for ecoregion names)

Native Habitat: Woodland

Cross Timbers, East Central Texas Plains, Texas Blackland Prairies, Western Gulf Coastal Plain

Maintenance

Mow in flowering to prevent bur like seeds from forming.

Comments

Mowable semi evergreen groundcover that grows well in hard, undernourished soils. Spreads by seed.

Growth Form

Groundcover

Height

1 to

1.5 ft

Spread

0.5 to

1 ft

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Loam, Clay, Acid, Calcareous, Moist, Dry

Light Requirement

Part Shade, Shade

Water Requirement

Medium

Leaf Retention

Semi Evergreen

Lifespan

Perennial

Bloom Color

White

Bloom Season

Spring

Seasonal Interest

Nectar

Wildlife Benefit

Butterflies

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References

1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=GECA7. 3) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Geum+canadense&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 4) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=21350&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 5) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=24645#null

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