Geum urbanumL. Town Avens

Geum urbanumL. - Town Avens

Scientific Description:

Erect perennial, 20−50(−70) cm. Basal leaves lyrate, 15−35 cm; terminal leaflet 3−11 cm, obtuse at base, crenate-serrate, usualIy lobed; laterals much smaller. Cauline leaves usually 3-partite. Inflorescence 2−4(−5)-flowered cyme. Flowers erect. Epicalyx segments lanceolate, 2−3 mm. Sepals 4.5−6 mm. Petals yellow, obovate, 4−7 mm, without claws. Achenes usually less than 100, 3−6 mm; rostrum 5−10 mm, glabrous. Carpophore absent.

 

Flowering time: May−July.

Habitat: Shady banks of streams and lakes, and in forests, s.l.−1700 m.

 

Reference:
Peşmen H & Chamberlain DF (1972). Geum urbanum L., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinurgh, 4: 72.

Public Description:

Geum urbanum, commonly known as “town avens” or “wood avens”, is native to Europe, Türkiye and Middle East. It is a perennail herb with yellow flowers, and grows up to 70 cm in length. It blooms between May and July and is found in shady banks of streams and lakes, and in forests. It has large rough toothed basal leaves arising from an aromatic root, smelling and tasting of cloves, once thought to protect against evil and poisons. Since the Roman times, it has been used as an antiseptic, to reduce fevers and inflammation, and to treat stomach and skin problems.

 

References:

Anonymous 1 (2016). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geum_urbanum/,Accessed date: 27.05.2016.

Anonymous 2 (2016). http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/a/avens083.html/,Accessed date: 27.05.2016.

Anonymous 3 (2016). https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/geum/urbanum//,Accessed date: 27.05.2016.

Anonymous 4 (2016). http://theseedsite.co.uk/profile1001.html/,Accessed date: 27.05.2016.

Aslan S (2012) Geum L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 802.