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Geum urbanum L. (Wood Avens, Herb Bennet)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Geum urbanum 25 June 2004 Monmouth Wales 5
Geum urbanum Plant 14 May 2000 Berks England 3
Geum urbanum Plant 18 March 2000 Oxon England 3
Geum urbanum Plant 29 May 1977 North Hampshire England 1
Geum urbanum Plant 20 June 1971 East Norfolk England 2

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Preston, C.D., 2004 (P411) Should Conservationists continue to ignore plant hybrids?

Geum urbanum may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Geum urbanum:

(live) live is parasitised by Podosphaera aphanis - a conidial powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ing, B., 1990
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by hypophyllous colony Peronospora gei - a downy mildew (Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae) Minor Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes pale yellowish patches on upper surface of leaf above colony below]
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by mostly hypophyllous colony of Ramularia anamorph Ramularia gei - an anamorphic fungus (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes pale brown spots 1-6mm diam., sometimes with brown or purple borders]

Geum urbanum may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ROSACEAE
(roses and fruit trees)
Geum
(avens)

References

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Ing, B., 1990 An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews

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