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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!
Habitat: Forests
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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Category
PlantsRarity
Common
Danger
1/5 · Very low
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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.
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.
Apis mellifera
Collects nectar and pollen.
Bombus terrestris
Visits flowers for nectar.

Capreolus capreolus
Browses on its leaves.

Arion ater
Feeds on its foliage.
Aromatic plants produce and emit fragrant volatile organic compounds, often for defense or to attract pollinators.
Deciduous plants periodically shed all their leaves, typically during autumn or dry seasons.
Flowering plants are any plants that produce flowers as part of their reproductive cycle.
Shade tolerant plants are adapted to grow and thrive in areas with low light levels, requiring less direct sunlight.
Summer blooming plants produce their flowers during the summer season, often providing vibrant color when many other plants have finished.
Fragrant flowers emit a pleasant aroma, often to attract pollinators or for defense.
Medicinal plants possess chemical compounds that can be used for therapeutic purposes to treat illnesses or maintain health.
Edible plants are those parts of a plant that are considered safe for human consumption.
Describes plants that are particularly attractive and beneficial to a wide range of pollinating organisms.
Forest habitats are terrestrial environments dominated by dense tree cover, supporting a high diversity of plant and animal life.
Danger
1/5 · Very low
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30-75 cm
30-45 cm
1-2 cm
Late spring to late summer
Yes
None
Perennial
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