Geum urbanum L.
(Wood Avens, Herb Bennet)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGeum urbanum (Wood Avens, Herb Bennet)
GenusGeum (avens)
FamilyROSACEAE (roses and fruit trees)
OrderROSALES (roses, elms, nettles, hops, buckthorns and figs)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Geum urbanum (Wood Avens, Herb Bennet) :
1: Geum urbanum (Wood Avens, Herb Bennet)
7 Jul 2008 OSGR: SK38 53° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South-west Yorks (VC 63) England
. Photos: Trichomes
Image 1: Trichome base - magnifiedImage 2: Trichomes on leaf - microscope low magnificationImage 3: Trichomes on leaf - microscope low magnification (2)Image 4: Trichomes on leaf - microscope low magnification (3)
2: Geum urbanum (Wood Avens, Herb Bennet)
25 Jun 2004 OSGR: SO22 51° 50’ N, 3° 0’ W Vice County: Monmouth (VC 35) Wales
on roadside
Image 1: Fruits - ripening - close-up - dark backgroundImage 2: Fruits - ripening - close-up - grey backgroundImage 3: Fruits - ripening - close-up - grey background (2)Image 4: Flower - face view - enlargedImage 5: Flower - side view - enlarged
3: Geum urbanum (Wood Avens, Herb Bennet)
14 May 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: PlantImage 2: ShootImage 3: Shoot (2)
4: Geum urbanum (Wood Avens, Herb Bennet)
18 Mar 2000 OSGR: SU79 51° 40’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Image 1: Leaf - close-upImage 2: Leaflet - close-upImage 3: Winter rosette
5: Geum urbanum (Wood Avens, Herb Bennet)
29 May 1977 OSGR: SU73 51° 0’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Image 1: Plant - close-up
6: Geum urbanum (Wood Avens, Herb Bennet)
20 Jun 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Image 1: Flower - enlargedImage 2: Fruit - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Preston, C.D. 2004 Should Conservationists continue to ignore plant hybrids? British Wildlife Vol 15, No. 6: 411-415.

Geum urbanum (Wood Avens, Herb Bennet) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Geum urbanum (Wood Avens, Herb Bennet)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Geum urbanum (Wood Avens, Herb Bennet)
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