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Rosaceae

Geum

Geum sylvaticum Pourr.

First published in Hist. & Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Toulouse 3: 319 (1788)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is W. Medit. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Taxonomy

Distribution
Synonyms
Publications
Other data

Native to:

Algeria, France, Morocco, Portugal, Spain

Homotypic Synonyms

Geum pyrenaicum var. sylvaticum (Pourr.) Fiori in A.Fiori & al., Fl. Anal. Italia 1: 566 (1898)

Heterotypic Synonyms

Geum atlanticum Desf. in Fl. Atlant. 1: 402 (1798)
Geum biflorum Brot. in Fl. Lusit. 2: 353 (1804)
Geum inclinatum Timb.-Lagr. ex Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur.: 229 (1878), not validly publ.
Geum montanum Gouan ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 682 (1840), not validly publ.
Geum pyrenaeum Ramond in Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 2: 140 (1800)
Geum sylvaticum var. atlanticum (Desf.) Pau & Font Quer in Exsicc. (Iter Marocc.) 1928: n.° 263 (1928)
Geum sylvaticum var. carpetanum Lázaro Ibiza in Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 24: 191 (1895), nom. nud.
Geum sylvaticum var. pseudomontanum Rivas Goday & Borja in Anales Inst. Bot. Cavanilles 19: 389 (1961), not validly publ.
Sieversia atlantica (Desf.) G.Don in Gen. Hist. 2: 527 (1832)

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R. & Junikka, L. (2004). Atlas Florae Europaeae. Distribution of vascular plants in Europe 13: 1-320.

Kew Backbone Distributions

Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R. & Junikka, L. (2004). Atlas Florae Europaeae. Distribution of vascular plants in Europe 13: 1-320.

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0