Geum urbanum

Also known as Wood Avens, herb bennet

species of plant

Species

Wood Avens

Geum urbanum

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderRosales
FamilyRosaceae

Native toAlbania, Algeria, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia

Observations72,600

Common Name: avens

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Image: Geum urbanum - Museo Tazzetti Herbarium 204-2024.tif

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Geum urbanum, also known as wood avens, herb Bennet, colewort, clove root and St. Benedict's herb (Latin: herba benedicta), is a perennial plant in the rose family (Rosaceae), which grows in shady places (such as woodland edges and near hedgerows) in the temperate regions of Eurasia and North America.

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