Geum montanum is widespread in the Alps, typically at elevations in the range 1430–2300m (though it occurs at as low as 700m in
Centovalli and as high as 3500m in
Monte Rosa). It is found in the
Pyrenees, the
Cantabrians, the
Massif Central, the
Black Forest, the
Sudetes (1300–1400m), throughout the Carpathians (900–2500m in the
Tatras), in the north of the
Apennines, on the island of
Corsica, and on the Balkan Peninsula: in the mountains of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo (specifically in
Žljeb and
Accursed Mountains), northernmost Greece (2000–2500m in
Varnous,
Kajmakčalan and
Tzena), in the east of Serbia (
Suva Planina) and the west of Bulgaria (at elevations of 1600–2700m in western and central
Stara Planina,
Sredna Gora,
Vitosha,
Osogovo,
Rila,
Pirin,
Slavyanka and the western
Rhodopes). == Uses ==