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Common Name of Plant: Prairie Smoke Scientific Name of Plant: Geum Triflorum Average Height of Plant: 4-16 inches Blooming Time: April - June Ask the Botanist What are the leaves like? The compound leaves are basal and bear seven to seventeen hairy leaflets that get progressively longer up the petiole. The leaflets are varied in shape. What type of flowers bloom on this plant? The five sepals are red, and the five petals are pink on these nodding flowers that are borne in groups of three on the flowering stalk. What is unusual about the seedpods or seeds of this plant? The dry clusters of seeds have long, feathery hairs which suggest a feather duster. How is this plant important to animals? Has it also been used by people? The flowers are pollinated by insects. The roots have been used as a weak tea for colic, ailments for the digestive tract and uterine hemorrhage, and fever. The plant has been used as a powerful astringent, styptic and eyewash. Is there anything else unusual about this plant? Another name for the plant is old man’s whiskers. It is a member of the rose family. This very hairy plant is among the first to bloom in the spring. It prefers dry, rocky soil where few other plants can grow. Source: http://wisplants.uwsp.edu/scripts/detail.asp?SpCode=GEUTRIvTRI