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Geum triflorum, (three-flowered avens, old man's whiskers, or prairie smoke) is a spring perennial herbaceous plant of North America from northern Canada to California and east to New York. The flowers bloom from mid-spring to early summer. Some Plateau Indian tribes used three-flowered avens to treat tuberculosis. The descriptive name, Prairie Smoke, comes from its unusual feathery mauve seed heads that resemble plumes of smoke. It is a member of the rose family.