Species

Geum urbanum

Etymology

Geum: Possibly from the Greek geuo 'to give a pleasant flavour', the roots of some species being aromatic.

Common Name(s)

cloveroot

Family

Rosaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

GEUURB

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Flower Colours

Yellow

Year Naturalised

1982

Origin

Europe, Asia and possibly elsewhere

This page last updated on 18 Jan 2010