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Catling's avens
Geum × catlingii
Geum × catlingii, or Catling's avens, is a plant in the rose family, Rosaceae. It is known from eastern Canada, where it arises from natural hybridization between the native G. canadense Jacq. and the introduced G. urbanum L. It is named after Paul M. Catling, the botanist who first observed the hybrid.
From the article Geum × catlingii on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Geum ×catlingii is a hybrid taxon, and as such exhibits variable morphology. However, several characters in combination help distinguish it from other Geum species:
Hybrid vigor - hybrids tend to be larger than parents Petals are creamy-yellow - intermediate between dark yellow (G. urbanum) and white (G. canadense). Intermediate stem bract size Highly sterile ovaries It has been noted to bloom throughout the summer, after other species have shed their petals.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 170752.