Geum montanum

Geum montanum, the Alpine avens, is a species of flowering plant of the genus Geum in the Rosaceae family, native to the mountains of central and southern Europe.

Distribution

Geum montanum is widespread in the Alps, typically at elevations in the range 1430–2300m. It is found in the Pyrenees, the Cantabrians, the Massif Central, the Black Forest, the Sudetes, throughout the Carpathians, in the north of the Apennines, on the island of Corsica, and on the Balkan Peninsula: in the mountains of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, northernmost Greece, in the east of Serbia and the west of Bulgaria.

Uses

In cultivation in the UK, Geum montanum has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Geum montanum roots have been used in the traditional Austrian medicine internally as tea for treatment of rheumatism, gout, infections, and fever.