Geum canadense, White Avens

Often found in local forests, White Avens can easily be mistaken for the introduced Wood Avens (Geum urbanum) until blooming season, when the yellow petals of Wood Avens simplify their identification.

While native and well adapted to shade, I do caution that, like their introduced cousins, these can seed abundantly and make themselves at home in any available nook or cranny and the spheres of hooked seeds that make up their seed heads are quick to hitch a ride on clothing or critter fur.

On the other hand, if you are looking for a native species to introduce to a newly disturbed woodland or forest setting to help fill in gaps that might otherwise become home to garlic mustard or other-quick-to-appear, introduced, species, these may just fit the bill.

Grown from locally gathered seed.