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PLANTS

Yellow avens

Geum aleppicum

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Yellow avens, photo 1 of 5
Yellow avens, In flower
Yellow avens, In fruit
up to 1 mHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching up to 1 m. Grows in fields and near water.

There are 303 observations of Yellow avens in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Côte-Nord and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in July and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie41
  2. Côte-Nord39
  3. Capitale-Nationale32
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean30
  5. Laurentides27
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue26
  7. Estrie21
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches20
  9. Outaouais18
  10. Montréal17
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent11
  12. Lanaudière6
  13. Mauricie5
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  15. Nord-du-Québec2
  16. Laval2
  17. Centre-du-Québec2

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
FieldsMario Hains
Water’s edgeGogerr

Similar species

Herb bennetGeum urbanum
Largeleaf avensGeum macrophyllum
Rough avensGeum laciniatum
Purple avensGeum rivale
White avensGeum canadense
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Pennsylvania buttercupRanunculus pensylvanicus
Meadow buttercupRanunculus acris
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Tall thimbleweedAnemone virginiana
Common cinquefoilPotentilla simplex
Sulphur cinquefoilPotentilla recta