Large-leaved Avens
Geum macrophyllum
Pollinator plant

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Growing it
| When | Flowers June to July; fruits July to August |
|---|---|
| Type | wildflower |
| Sun | Partial shade, full shade |
| Water | Low, medium |
| Soil | pH 5.5–7.5 |
| Hardiness | zone 2–7 |
| Mature height | 0.8 m |
| Mature spread | 0.6 m |
| Spacing | 0.4 m |
| Years to maturity | 2 |
| Bloom | Jun–Jul |
| Flower colour | Pink not verified, a genus-level estimate |
| In bloom | June July |
| Fruit | Jul–Aug |
| Native to | AB, SK |
feather-compound leaves about 15 cm long
Where it has been recorded
Which ecoregions the records fall in
- Aspen Parkland central AB / SK: 76 records, high confidence
- Northern Continental Divide south AB: 72 records, high confidence
- Western Alberta Upland central AB: 48 records, high confidence
- Eastern Continental Ranges central AB: 33 records, high confidence
- Boreal Transition central AB / SK: 21 records, high confidence
- Cypress Upland south AB / SK: 15 records, medium confidence
- Peace Lowland north AB: 7 records, low confidence
- Mid-Boreal Uplands central AB / SK: 6 records, low confidence
- Fescue Grassland south AB: 5 records, low confidence
- Slave River Lowland north AB: 3 records, low confidence
- Wabasca Lowland north AB: 3 records, low confidence
- Western Boreal central AB: 3 records, low confidence
These are counts of records collected somewhere in the region, which is the resolution of the evidence: the map above shows where inside it. A region with 3 records is not the same claim as one with three hundred, so the count travels with the region. A region missing from this list means nobody has recorded it there, which is not the same as the plant being absent. Records within 900 m of a border count for neither side, because the border is not drawn finely enough to say which one they are on. Source: GBIF occurrence search + PRESERVED_SPECIMEN pass, retrieved 2026-08-24. Boundaries digitised from the National Ecological Framework for Canada v2.2 (Ecological Stratification Working Group 1995), simplified to about 900 m for display: an outline is accurate to roughly a kilometre, not to the metre. How these counts are made.
See every observation, live and current, on GBIF or iNaturalist.
Documented animals
5 documented relationships.
pollen for
- Brown-tailed Bumble Bee Guzman et al. 2022
- Lasioglossum laevissimum Guzman et al. 2022
- Lasioglossum pacatum Guzman et al. 2022
nectar for
- Plateumaris nitida Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
- Silvery Blue Specimen records from iNaturalist.org
Also worth knowing
Safety
Toxicity not assessed, absence of a warning is not a guarantee of safety
Edible parts
Root (tea)?
Buying it
About $8–$16 per plant (estimate), usually from a native-plant nursery. Estimate (herb default); AB retail as of 2026
Where these numbers came from
- Flower detail: not verified, a genus-level estimate