Key to Tasmanian Dicots
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Geum (Rosaceae) 1:172

Tasmania has one native species of Geum. G. talbotianum is an uncommon but conspicuous, prostrate alpine herb. It has large, dark green leaves about 5-10 cm wide, which are almost entire, but wrinkled. The flowers are large (~3-5 cm wide), white and solitary on long peduncles. One species, G. urbanum (with yellow flowers), was considered to have become naturalised in Tasmania, but now no longer occurs outside of cultivation.

Geum urbanum

 
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