Geum triflorum
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Geum triflorum, is a spring perennial
herbaceous plant
of North America from northern Canada to California and east to New York.
Some Plateau Indian tribes used three-flowered avens to treat tuberculosis
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The descriptive name, Prairie Smoke, comes from its unusual feathery mauve seed heads that resemble plumes of smoke.
Perennial plant
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter lived annuals and biennials. The term is sometimes misused by commercial gardeners or horticulturalists to describe only herbaceous perennials...
herbaceous plant
Herbaceous plant
A herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground...
of North America from northern Canada to California and east to New York.
Some Plateau Indian tribes used three-flowered avens to treat tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
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The descriptive name, Prairie Smoke, comes from its unusual feathery mauve seed heads that resemble plumes of smoke.