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PLANTS

Purple avens

Geum rivale

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialPurple flowers
Purple avens, photo 1 of 5
Purple avens, In flower
Purple avens, In fruit
91 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 91 cm. Grows near water and in forests.

There are 742 observations of Purple avens in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Nord-du-Québec and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in June and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie166
  2. Nord-du-Québec89
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches80
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent70
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine65
  6. Montérégie65
  7. Côte-Nord50
  8. Capitale-Nationale49
  9. Laurentides26
  10. Outaouais17
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue16
  12. Centre-du-Québec15
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean15
  14. Montréal7
  15. Lanaudière5
  16. Laval4
  17. Mauricie3

Habitat

ForestCephas
ConifersMario Hains
FieldsBoaz Yoffe B Sc
MarshAlexander Rumpel
Water’s edgepeupleloup
MountainPoutineExtraFromage

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