OLD MAN’S WHISKERS

Class: Geum triflorum

Family: ROSE FAMILY

Sub Family: Rosaceae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: Lion's Beard, Plumed Avens

Colour: Purplish-pink or yellow

Height: 15-46 cm (6-18")

Each Flower: 2 cm (3/4") long; calyx cone-shaped with narrow bracts longer than the sepals; 5 petals, pinkish or purplish to yellow, sometimes hidden by bracts; lower portion of style feathery; numerous stamens

Leaves: Basal, 5-15 cm (2-6") long, downy; leaf appears feathery, leaf segments deeply cleft

Stems: Flower-stems up to 30 cm (1') long, hairy, pinkish above; pair of small, cleft leaves with pinkish stipules halfway up stem

Blooming Period: April - July

Habitat: Moister open banks, often in sagebrush areas and up to higher altitudes

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