Prairie smoke (Geum triflorum)

Prairie smoke photograph

Low perennial, often in patches. Fuzzy leaves; lower leaves pinnately compound, with up to 17 leaflets. Flowers in groups of 3 on stalks held above leaves. Nodding flowers have reddish sepals and pale petals. Fruits have long, feathery plumes that resemble smoke. Dry, gravelly prairies. Blooms April-May.