Geum rivale, Water avens - Seeds - plants - dried herbs

Common names: Water avens, Purple avens

Botanical name & synonyms: Geum rivale, Bernoullia nutans, Bernoullia rivale, Caryophyllata nutans, Caryophyllata nutans, Geum nutans, Geum pallidum, Bernullia rivalis, Caryophyllata aquatica

Family: Rose (Rosaceae)

• native to Europe
  

• perennial
  

• 20 to 100cm
  

• flower V to VI
  

• plant community: stream sides, pond edges, damp deciduous woodland, hay meadows
  

• for bees
  

• medicinal plant
  

• weight of 1000 seeds = 1,2 gram