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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Geum triflorum
Phenology Observation Sheet for Wildflowers and Herbs

COMMON NAME

prairie smoke

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Geum triflorum

ALSO KNOWN AS

Old man's whiskers, Three-flowered avens, Torch flower

Plant family

Rose (Rosaceae)

Plant group

Wildflowers and Herbs

This plant has drooping reddish-purple, feathery flowers, often 3 to a stem, that resemble puffs of smoke. The plant can grow 6 to 12 in in height and has mostly basal leaves.
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Identification hints

This plant has drooping reddish-purple, feathery flowers, often 3 to a stem, that resemble puffs of smoke. The plant can grow 6 to 12 in in height and has mostly basal leaves.
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Prairie smoke is found throughout much of the western United States, as far east as Wisconsin. Some plants are also known to occur in New York State. Its range stretches north into the far reaches of Canada. The plume and feather-like styles that elongate after the petals begin to fade away give the smoky look to this flower when it waves in the wind.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Arizona , California , Colorado , Iowa , Idaho , Illinois , Michigan , Minnesota , Montana , North Dakota , New Mexico , Nevada , New York , Oregon , South Dakota , Utah , Washington , Wisconsin , Wyoming
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