Chocolate Root
Geum rivale L.
Geum rivale L., commonly known as Chocolate Root, is a flowering plant in the Rosaceae family. It is native to temperate regions of Europe, Central Asia, and North America, including Greenland, Labrador, Newfoundland, and several Canadian provinces. It is also found in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. This plant typically grows in bogs and damp meadows, and it produces nodding red flowers from May to September.
Description
Geum rivale is a member of the genus Geum and is known by several other names, including water avens, nodding avens, and Indian chocolate. It is a perennial herb that thrives in wetland habitats. The species was first described in 1753 and is widely distributed across the northern hemisphere. It is commonly referred to as Chocolate Root in English, and it is also called 'purple avens' in some regions of North America.
Other common names
Chocolate RootPurple AvensWater Avens
Distribution
Greenland · Labrador · Newfoundland · Alberta · British Columbia · Manitoba · New Brunswick · Nova Scotia · Nunavut · Ontario · Prince Edward Island · Quebec · Saskatchewan · Saint Pierre and Miquelon · DK · FI · IS · NO · SE · Flanders · Vermont-US · Norway · GL · Global · Belgium · Flemish Region · Walloon Region · Albania · Altay · Austria
Synonyms
Geum rivale subsp. islandicumCaryophyllata rivalisGeum pallidumBernoullia nutansCaryophyllata aquaticaCaryophyllata nutansCaryophyllata proliferaGeum rafinesqueanumGeum nutansGeum incisumGeum pictumGeum nutansPotentilla nutansGeum rivale var. luxuriansAnemone dodecaphyllaGeum hybridumBernoullia rivalisGeum nutansBernoullia hybridaCaryophyllata nutansGeum rivale var. lividumGeum rivale f. subalpinumGeum rivale subsp. subalpinumGeum rivale var. subalpinumGeum rivale f. rivaleGeum rivale var. alpinumGeum rivale unranked ambiguumGeum rivale var. asperumGeum rivale var. degeneratumGeum rivale var. grandifolium
