Pollinator plant

Wood Avens

Geum urbanum

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Common names

38 names · 33 languages
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Other languages (32)
Dutch
French
Arabic
  • حشيشة المبارك المدينية[4]
Belarusian
  • Панікніца гарадская[4]
Bulgarian
  • Градско омайниче[4]
Catalan
  • Herba de sant Benet[4]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 欧亚路边青[4]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 歐亞路邊青[4]
Czech
  • kuklík městský[4]
Danish
  • Feber-nellikerod[4]
Estonian
Finnish
  • kyläkellukka[4]
German
Hebrew
  • גיאון היערות[4]
Hungarian
  • erdei gyömbérgyökér[4]
Irish
  • Macall coille[4]
Italian
Latvian
  • Pilsētas bitene[4]
Lithuanian
  • Geltonoji žiognagė[4]
Māori
Norwegian
  • kratthumleblom[4]
Polish
  • Kuklik pospolity[4]
Romanian
Russian
  • Гравилат городской[4]
Serbian
  • Зечја стопа[4]
Slovak
  • kuklík mestský[4]
Slovenian
  • Navadna sretena[4]
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
Ukrainian
  • Гравілат міський[4]
  • Гребінник звичайний[4]
Welsh
Sources & name notes (4)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • wood avens — Page 2, column 2, row top 277 pt; common-name cell after Geum urbanum.; Geum urbanum.
[2] Geum urbanum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Wood Avens — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Echte Nelkenwurz — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Herb Bennet — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Hierba de San Benito — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Benoîte commune — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Benoîte urbaine — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Cariofillata comune — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Erba benedetta — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Garofanaia — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Geel nagelkruid — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Geum urbanum ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Wood Avens (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 168607; taxon 6KFWB.
  • Echte Nelkenwurz (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 168605; taxon 6KFWB.
  • Herb bennet — VernacularName.tsv, line 168606; taxon 6KFWB.
[4] Geum urbanum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Wood Avens — results[10].names[1]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Echte Nelkenwurz — results[10].names[4]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Herb Bennet — results[10].names[5]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Hierba de San Benito — results[10].names[14]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Benoîte commune — results[10].names[8]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Benoîte urbaine — results[10].names[9]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Cariofillata comune — results[10].names[17]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Erba benedetta — results[10].names[15]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Garofanaia — results[10].names[16]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Geel nagelkruid — results[10].names[2]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Гравилат городской — results[10].names[6]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • kyläkellukka — results[10].names[7]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Nejlikrot — results[10].names[10]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • kuklík městský — results[10].names[11]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • kratthumleblom — results[10].names[12]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Feber-nellikerod — results[10].names[13]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Градско омайниче — results[10].names[18]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Geltonoji žiognagė — results[10].names[19]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Kuklik pospolity — results[10].names[20]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • kuklík mestský — results[10].names[21]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • 欧亚路边青 — results[10].names[22]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • 歐亞路邊青 — results[10].names[23]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Herba de sant Benet — results[10].names[24]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • maamõõl — results[10].names[25]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • حشيشة المبارك المدينية — results[10].names[26]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Kopata — results[10].names[27]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Cerențel — results[10].names[28]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Гравілат міський — results[10].names[29]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Панікніца гарадская — results[10].names[30]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Navadna sretena — results[10].names[31]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • erdei gyömbérgyökér — results[10].names[32]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Гребінник звичайний — results[10].names[33]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Meryemotu — results[10].names[34]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Macall coille — results[10].names[35]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Pilsētas bitene — results[10].names[36]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • גיאון היערות — results[10].names[37]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Mapgoll — results[10].names[38]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
  • Зечја стопа — results[10].names[39]; taxon id 55891; Geum urbanum.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Geum urbanum is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Rosaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Geum urbanum in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Wood Avens (Geum urbanum) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from May to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Geum urbanum — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2193152; ID 6KFWB; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2193152; ID 6KFWB; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Wildflowers

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 2, column 2, entry Geum urbanum (top 277 pt)

    Source checked on .