WOOD AVENS
HERB BENNET
Geum Urbanum
Rose Family [Rosaceae] 
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Rose Family [Rosaceae]
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| Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Addlington. | Photo: © RWD |
| A very open, but straggly plant about 18 inches tall. Tough stems and sturdy roots, together with a profusion of seeds make this plant a persistent garden weed if it gets a look in. Spreads through dappled woods. |
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| 15th July 2005, Silverdale, Cumbria. | Photo: © RWD |
| The leaves, typical of the Rose Family, are trefoil, with stem leaves having a large central lobe and two smaller side-lobes set at right-angles and nearer the stem. |
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| 21st May 2007, Macclesfield Canal, Bollington. | Photo: © RWD |
| Stems bifurcate at widely spaced intervals, the bifurcation generally having a trefoil leaf. |
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| 12th June 2008, Monks Dale, Derbyshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| Flowers deep yellow with five well-separated petals. |
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| 21st May 2007, Macclesfield Canal, Bollington. | Photo: © RWD |
| The five un-notched petals vary slightly in shape between specimens. Five dark-green sepals behind are isosceles triangular and shorter than the petals. |
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| Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Addlington. | Photo: © RWD |
| The five sepals occupy the interstices below and between the petals. A multitude os stamens bearing cream coloured pollen surround a plethora of styles in the centre. |
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| 19th May 2011, Walkden, Gtr M/cr. | Photo: © RWD |
| The sepals soon turn downwards. Plant slightly hairy. |
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| 19th May 2011, Walkden, Gtr M/cr. | Photo: © RWD |
| Sepals isosceles triangular and felty hairy. |
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| 19th May 2011, Walkden, Gtr M/cr. | Photo: © RWD |
| The styles grow bigger forming a 'tentacled' ball in the middle, the tentacles being the styles. |
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| 19th May 2011, Walkden, Gtr M/cr. | Photo: © RWD |
| Close-up of stamens, anthers and pollen. |
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| Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Addlington. | Photo: © RWD |
| The ripe seed heads form red spiked spheres, but unlike those of Water Avens, do not have feathers on the spikes. The spikes are kinked. |
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| 22nd June 2009, Trowbridge Limestone Quarry, Silverdale, Cumbria. | Photo: © RWD |
| The hooked burrs, ready to cling onto passing furry animals and deposit the seed they carry into new territory. |
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| 6th June 2011, ex-railway line, Langsett, Yorkshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| The end is kinked rather than double-jointed. The seed at the other end is much wider. |
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| 21st May 2007, Macclesfield Canal, Bollington. | Photo: © RWD |
| Trefoil leaves vary in shape, some deeply lobed, others not. |
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Easily confused with : Hybrid Geum Hybridises with : Water Avens to produce Hybrid Geum. Distinguishing Feature : From afar the way the leaves are shaped and are widely spaced on one side up the stem resembles that of Fringe Cups Herb Bennet should not be confused with: Herb Robert, [a plant of similar name but which belongs to the Rose Family] It is used to flavour the green-coloured liqueur Benedictine and some ales. ANY TEXT GOES HERE |
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Rose Family [Rosaceae]
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