Geum urbanum L., 1753 45% complete

Bennet's-root

Sp. Pl.: 501 (1753)


Data sources

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Sourced11 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded14 Not on the record4 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 501 (1753) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Bennet's-root No source recorded
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Family common name Rose family No source recorded
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Observations Europe to C. Asia and Iran, NW. Africa No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 40 cm
  • 40.21 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 42 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 86, 164, 174, 175, 178, 251, 449, 500, 526, 706, 842, 882
Differs from sources
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 12 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 175, 178, 203, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color yellow Sourced
Foliage texture medium Sourced
Fruit shape achene Sourced
Growth habit Forb/herb No source recorded
Source not recorded
Maximum height 75 cm
  • 75 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 86, 164, 174, 175, 178, 251, 449, 500, 526, 706, 842, 882
Sourced
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months may, jun, jul, aug, sep
  • feb, may, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203
Differs from sources
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 30 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 28, 71, 86, 110, 164, 175, 178, 203, 403, 460, 882, 918, 925
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 6 / 9 · moderately humid air No source recorded
Source not recorded
Ground humidity 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous)
  • 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203
Sourced
Light 5 / 9 · half-shade Sourced
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7 No source recorded
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Ph minimum pH 6.5 No source recorded
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Soil nutriments 7 / 9 · rich (eutrophic) Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Propagation method — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record