Geum canadense

White Avens

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Family: Rosaceae (Rose family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: May - July

White Avens typically has alternate 3-leaflet compound leaves. Its flower's petals are widely separated, and you can usually see a pointed sepal in between each set of petals.

25 June 2014 Scott's Run Nature Preserve, McLean, VA	22 April 2022 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA (note overwintering leaves look different from new growth)	26 June 2023 Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA	25 June 2014 Scott's Run Nature Preserve, McLean, VA
26 June 2023 Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA	8 July 2021 Huntley Meadows Park, Alexandria, VA	26 June 2023 Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA	26 June 2023 Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA (note fine hooks developing at the end of each seed)

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