Geum macrophyllum, June 16, 2022
G. macrophyllum, in fruit, Lost Man Reservoir, 10,600’, August 15, 2022
Common & scientific name
Large-leaved avens, Geum macrophyllum
Family
Rose, Rosaceae
Location
Difficult Creek, 8,100’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
Can easily be confused at first glance with a cinquefoil (Potentilla), with its tall habit and yellow cinquefoil-like flowers, but can be distinguished by the three-parted stem leaves, its more maple-like basal leaves, and especially by its seedhead, seen in the photo at left below, which has a bristly, pin cushion look with pinkish styles that are curly-cue shaped at the end. This uncommon (on the Pass) plant grows near streams and in wet areas.