[Avens: The Genus Geum in Mt. Adams Country]

Bigleaf Avens, Largeleaf Avens, Large-leaf Avens, Largeleaved Avens

Geum macrophyllum

Synonyms: Geum macrophyllum ssp. macrophyllum, Geum macrophyllum ssp. perincisum, Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum, Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum, Geum macrophyllum var. rydbergii, Geum oregonense, Geum perincisum, Geum perincisum var. intermedium

This is for those plants that fit the former variety perincisum

Basal leaf of Bigleaf Avens, Largeleaf Avens, Large-leaf Avens, Largeleaved Avens: Geum macrophyllum (Synonyms: Geum macrophyllum ssp. macrophyllum, Geum macrophyllum ssp. perincisum, Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum, Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum, Geum macrophyllum var. rydbergii, Geum oregonense, Geum perincisum, Geum perincisum var. intermedium) - This is for those plants that fit the former variety perincisum)

The photo above shows a close-up of the leaf of large-leaved avens (var. perincisum) . The terminal lobe of this variety is more deeply cleft than that of variety macrophyllum. Photographed at the edge of the wetlands at either side of Laurel Road in Conboy Lake NWR..........June 21, 2008.

Basal leaf of Bigleaf Avens, Largeleaf Avens, Large-leaf Avens, Largeleaved Avens: Geum macrophyllum (Synonyms: Geum macrophyllum ssp. macrophyllum, Geum macrophyllum ssp. perincisum, Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum, Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum, Geum macrophyllum var. rydbergii, Geum oregonense, Geum perincisum, Geum perincisum var. intermedium) - This is for those plants that fit the former variety perincisum)

The photo above shows a close-up of the leaf of large-leaved avens (var. perincisum) . Photographed at the edge of the wetlands at either side of Laurel Road in Conboy Lake NWR..........June 21, 2008.
Paul Slichter