Geum coccineum, Sibth. & Sm.

7. G. coccineum Sibth. & Sm. View in CoL , FZ. Graec. Prodr. 1: 354 (1809).

Stem erect, branched, with small, lobed leaves. Basal leaves lyrate, with 2-3 pairs of lateral leaflets; terminal leaflet c. 8 cm, reniform. Inflorescence 2- to 4-flowered; flowers large, erect, long-stalked. Sepals deflexed after flowering; petals 10-18 mm, rounded, patent, red; carpophore absent. Achenes small, numerous, with bristly hairs; rostrum with a few long hairs at the base. 2n = 42. Mountains o f Balkan peninsula. Al Bu G r Ju. G. rhodopeum Stoj. & Stefanov , Österr. Bot. Zeitsehr. 72: 86 (1923), described from S. Bulgaria (Rodopi Planina), is like 7 but has 3-6 pairs of lateral pinnae, yellow petals 10-14 mm, shortly hairy achenes and hairy rostrum. Cultivation experiments indicate that it is a hybrid between 7 and some other, undetermined species of Geum . Further investigation is needed.