ETYM Old Fren. avence.
Any of various perennials of the genus Geum having usually pinnate basal leaves and variously colored flowers.
Any of several low-growing plants of the genus Geum, family Rosaceae. Species are distributed throughout Eurasia and N Africa.
Mountain avens Dryas octopetala belongs to a different genus and grows in mountain and arctic areas of Eurasia and North America. A creeping perennial, it has white flowers with yellow stamens.