Geum

{{Short description|Genus of plants}}

{{For|the river|Geum River}}

{{Automatic taxobox

|image = Geum coccineum2.jpg

|image_caption = Geum coccineum

|taxon = Geum

|authority = L.

|subdivision_ranks = Species

|subdivision = List of Geum species

|synonyms = {{collapsible list|bullets = true

|title=Synonymy

|Acomastylis Greene

|Coluria R.Br.

|Erythrocoma Greene

|Neosieversia (incorrect spelling of Novosieversia)

|Novosieversia F.Bolle

|Oncostylus (Schltdl.) F.Bolle

|Oreogeum (Ser.) E.I.Golubk.

|Orthurus Juz.

|Parageum Nakai & H.Hara

|Stylypus Raf.

|Taihangia T.T.Yu & C.L.Li

|Waldsteinia Willd.

|}}}}

File:Geum urbanum RF.jpg flower]]

Geum {{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|iː|ə|m}},Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607 (Latinized Greek for "taste" referencing the roots of the plant{{Cite book|last=Coombes|first=Allen J.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/741564356|title=The A to Z of plant names : a quick reference guide to 4000 garden plants|date=2012|publisher=Timber Press|isbn=978-1-60469-196-2|edition=1st|location=Portland, Or.|pages=154|oclc=741564356}}) commonly called avens, is a genus of about 50 species of rhizomatous perennial herbaceous plants in the rose family and its subfamily Rosoideae which are widely distributed across Europe, Asia, North and South America, Africa, and New Zealand. They are closely related to Potentilla and Fragaria. From a basal rosette of leaves, they produce flowers on wiry stalks, in shades of white, red, yellow, and orange, in midsummer. Geum species are evergreen except where winter temperatures drop below {{convert|0|°F|°C}}. The cultivar 'Mrs J. Bradshaw'{{cite web|title=RHS Plant selector|url= https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/65802/Geum-Mrs-J-Bradshaw-(d)/Details |access-date=10 July 2020}} (with orange flowers) has the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.{{cite web | url= https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf | title = AGM Plants - Ornamental | date = July 2017 | page = 43 | publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | access-date = 2 March 2018}}

Geum species are used as food by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the grizzled skipper.

The UK National Collection of geums is held at Brickwall Cottage Garden and Nursery in Frittenden, Kent.{{cite web |url=https://www.geumcollection.co.uk/index.html |title=Geum - The National Collection |year=2010 |publisher=geumcollection.co.uk/ |access-date=13 April 2024}}