Wood Avens

Geum urbanum

Wood Avens is a lovely plant with bright yellow flowers. It grows in shady places like forests and is known for its sweet-smelling leaves. Kids love to discover it while exploring nature!

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The Wood Avens has small, bright yellow, five-petaled flowers that often face downwards on slender stems. Its basal leaves are deeply lobed and crinkly, forming a rosette, while stem leaves are smaller and three-lobed. Its bristly seed-heads resemble tiny burrs.

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Wood Avens

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Plantas

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If you sniff its crushed roots, they release a distinctive, spicy aroma.

Its roots were once used as a spice substitute for expensive cloves!

Medieval monks used Wood Avens to ward off evil spirits, believing it had magic powers!

This plant is also called 'Herb Bennet', a name from old European folklore.

Habilidades especiales

Wood Avens has tiny hooks on its seeds that cling to animal fur, helping them travel far and wide for new homes.

Wood Avens can produce a fragrant oil in its roots that smells like cloves, often used to flavor drinks.

Wood Avens can grow happily in many shady spots, adapting well to different woodland and hedgerow conditions.

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 30-75 cm
Extensión: 30-45 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 1-2 cm
Temporada de floración: Late spring to late summer
Comestible: Sí
Toxicidad: Ninguna
Ciclo de vida: Perenne
Método de polinización: Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

Honeybee

Apis mellifera

Collects nectar and pollen.

pollinates

Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

Visits flowers for nectar.

eaten by

Roe Deer

Capreolus capreolus

Browses on its leaves.

eaten by

Black Slug

Arion ater

Feeds on its foliage.

Rasgos

Aromático

Las plantas aromáticas producen y emiten compuestos orgánicos volátiles fragantes, a menudo como defensa o para atraer a los polinizadores.

Caducifolio

Las plantas caducifolias pierden periódicamente todas sus hojas, por lo general durante el otoño o las estaciones secas.

Floración

Las plantas con flores son cualquier planta que produce flores como parte de su ciclo reproductivo.

Floración de verano

Las plantas de floración de verano producen sus flores durante la temporada estival, a menudo aportando un color vibrante cuando muchas otras plantas ya han terminado de florecer.