Editing Geum (section)

{{Short description|Genus of plants}}
{{For|the river|Geum River}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Geum coccineum2.jpg
|image_caption = ''[[Geum coccineum]]''
|taxon = Geum
|authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]
|subdivision_ranks = Species
|subdivision =  [[List of Geum species|List of ''Geum'' species]]
|synonyms = {{collapsible list|bullets = true
|title=<small>Synonymy</small>
|''Acomastylis'' <small>[[Edward Lee Greene|Greene]]</small>
|''Coluria'' <small>[[R.Br.]]</small>
|''Erythrocoma'' <small>[[Edward Lee Greene|Greene]]</small>
|''Neosieversia'' <small>(incorrect spelling of ''Novosieversia'')</small>
|''Novosieversia'' <small>[[F.Bolle]]</small>
|''Oncostylus'' <small>([[Schltdl.]]) [[F.Bolle]]</small>
|''Oreogeum'' <small>([[Ser.]]) [[E.I.Golubk.]]</small>
|''Orthurus'' <small>[[Juz.]]</small>
|''Parageum'' <small>[[Takenoshin Nakai|Nakai]] & [[H.Hara]]</small>
|''Stylypus'' <small>[[Constantine Samuel Rafinesque|Raf.]]</small>
|''Taihangia'' <small>[[T.T.Yu]] & [[C.L.Li]]</small>
|''Waldsteinia'' <small>[[Willd.]]</small>
|}}}}
[[File:Geum urbanum RF.jpg|right|thumb|''[[Geum urbanum]]'' flower]]
'''''Geum''''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|iː|ə|m}},<ref>''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607</ref> (Latinized Greek for "taste" referencing the roots of the plant<ref>{{Cite book|last=Coombes|first=Allen J.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/741564356|title=The A to Z of plant names : a quick reference guide to 4000 garden plants|date=2012|publisher=Timber Press|isbn=978-1-60469-196-2|edition=1st|location=Portland, Or.|pages=154|oclc=741564356}}</ref>) commonly called '''avens''', is a [[genus]] of about 50 [[species]] of [[rhizomatous]] [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[herbaceous plant]]s in the [[Rosaceae|rose family]] and its subfamily [[Rosoideae]] which are widely distributed across Europe, Asia, North and South America, Africa, and New Zealand. They are closely related to ''[[Potentilla]]'' and ''[[Fragaria]]''. From a basal [[Rosette (botany)|rosette]] of leaves, they produce flowers on wiry stalks, in shades of white, red, yellow, and orange, in midsummer. ''Geum'' species are evergreen except where winter temperatures drop below {{convert|0|°F|°C}}. The cultivar 'Mrs J. Bradshaw'<ref>{{cite web|title=RHS Plant selector|url= https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/65802/Geum-Mrs-J-Bradshaw-(d)/Details |access-date=10 July 2020}}</ref> (with orange flowers) has the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]].<ref>{{cite web  | url= https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf | title = AGM Plants - Ornamental | date = July 2017 | page = 43 | publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | access-date = 2 March 2018}}</ref>

''Geum'' species are used as food by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including the [[grizzled skipper]].

The UK National Collection of geums is held at Brickwall Cottage Garden and Nursery in [[Frittenden]], [[Kent]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.geumcollection.co.uk/index.html |title=Geum - The National Collection |year=2010 |publisher=geumcollection.co.uk/ |access-date=13 April 2024}}</ref>