Geum urbanum, SE: Nejlikrot, DE: Echte Nelkenwurz,
NL: Geel nagelkruid, UK: Wood Aven

Scientific name:		Geum urbanum L.
Swedish name:		Nejlikrot
German name:		Echte Nelkenwurz
Nederlandse naam:		Geel nagelkruid
English name:		Wood Aven
Family:		Rosaceae, Rose family, Rosväxter

Life form:		Perennial
Stems:		Height 30-70cm,upright
Leaves:		Basal rosette, alternate, stalked, stipulate; stem leaves’ blade palmate, with 3 leaflets or 3-lobed
Flowers:		Yellow
Flowering Period:		June-August
Fruits:		Achene with hooked hairs; each flower gets about 70 fruits
Habitat:		Near buildings, in parks, around farms, along roadsides and forest edges
Distribution:		Common in southern and central Sweden

Derivation of the botanical name: Geum, from the Greek geno, "to yield an agreeable fragrance". When freshly dug, the root has a clove-like aroma. It was called "the Blessed Herb" in earlier times and the common name "Herb Bennet" is a possible corruption of that. urbanum 'of a city' (urban!), and this is a very common 'weed' of cities, towns and villages. The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.