Prairie Smoke

Prairie Smoke
(Geum triflorum)

In our area, this little plant grows in high mountain meadows. It is five or six inches tall, and usually has three dull-pink flowers on each stem. The species name triflorum refers to these three blossoms.

The plant is also knows as Purple Avens and Old-Man's Whiskers.

As the seeds mature, a long feathery plume develops on each one. These look somewhat like puffs of smoke covering the meadow.