| Accepted name: |
Geum rivale L. |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Purple Avens
Water Avens
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| French names: |
Benoîte des ruisseaux
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HGEURI
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
The root is considered ASTRINGENT and TONIC. As a gargle, Native Americans used the tea to HEAL SORE THROATS. Many tribes also used the powdered root as a remedy for AGUE. It is chiefly utilized to RELAX MUCOUS MEMBRANES (*2,*3,*4). |
| Key Characters: |
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