Geum reptans, the creeping avens, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Geum of the family Rosaceae native to some mountains of Central and Southeastern Europe. A long-lived perennial that reproduces both sexually and clonally, it has high phenotypic variation, but these variable traits do not appear to be adaptations to local conditions.
It grows in rock cracks, on moraines, in moist scree fields and atop mountain summits. It is widespread in the Alps, where it is typically found at elevations of , though its altitudinal range varies: from in the Maritime Alps to as high as in the Graian Alps. It grows less extensively in the Black Forest of Germany, in some parts of the Carpathians (in the Tatras at elevations of 1440âÂÂ2540m), in the Rila and Pirin mountains of Bulgaria (at altitudes of 2300âÂÂ2900m), and in the Pindus, Korab, and Shar mountains of the Western Balkans.