Geum roylei Wall. ex F.Bolle

 
  • Family : ROSACEAE
    (Rose Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GULAB FAMILY (गुलाब फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rosaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Bernoullia media Raf.; Caryophyllata officinalis Moench; Caryophyllata urbana (L.) Scop.; Caryophyllata vulgaris Lam.; Geum ambiguum Schur; Geum caryophyllata Gilib.; Geum caucasicum C.A.Mey.; Geum hederifolium C.C.Gmel.; Geum hirtum Wahlb.; Geum hyrcanum C.A.Mey.; Geum ibericum Besser ex Scheutz; Geum klettianum Peterm.; Geum pseudomolle Pant.; Geum rivale subsp. urbanum (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve; Geum robustum Schur; Geum × rubifolium Lej.; Geum salvatoris Sennen ex Bolle; Geum sordidum Salisb.; Geum umbrosum Dumort.; Geum urbanum var. strictum Hook.f.; Geum vicanum Schur; Geum vidalii Sennen; Geum willdenowii Fisch. & C.A.Mey.; Streptilon odoratum Raf.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Geum urbanum L.
  • Common name : Royle's Avens
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Forest margins, forests and shrubberies of the Himalayas, at altitudes of 1800-3600 m.
  • Key identification features : Erect, softly hairy herb; Flowers yellow.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Himachal Pradesh : Manali, Chamba district, Kangra district, Kinnaur district, Kullu district, Lahaul & Spiti district, Shimla district
    • Ladakh : Ladakh
  • Native : Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizst
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 119
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Volume 1, Botanical Survey of India, 1984. Pg.: 242
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Geum roylei. Downloaded on 19 February 2025.

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