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Geum is a genus of about 50 species of perennial herbaceous plants in the rose family Rosaceae, native to Europe, Asia, North AmericaNorth America is the third largest continent in area and the fourth ranked in population. It is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific Ocea, AfricaAfrica is the world's second-largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. 30,244,050 km2 (11,677,240 mi2) including the islands, it covers 20. 3% of the total land area on Earth, and with over 800 million human inhabitants it accounts for ar and New ZealandFor alternative meanings, see New Zealand (disambiguation). New Zealand is a country formed of two major islands and a number of smaller islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. A common Mori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa popularly translated as Land. They are closely related to PotentillaPotentilla ''Potentilla fruticosa in flower : Plantae : Magnoliophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rosaceae : Rosoideae Potentilla Species About 500, including: P. alba White Cinquefoil P. anglica Trailing Tormentil P. anserina Silverweed P. argentea Hoary, DryasDryas ''Dryas octopetala Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Rosales Family: Rosaceae Subfamily: Rosoideae Genus Dryas D. drummondii Drummond's Avens D. integrifolia Entire-leaved Avens D. octopetala Mountain Avens Dryas i and FragariaThe strawberry Fragaria is the fruit of a plant in the family Rosaceae (Rose Family). It is an accessory fruit; that is, the fleshy part is derived not from the ovaries (which are the seeds, actually achenes) but from the peg at the bottom of the hypanthi.