Photographs: Co. Cork

Wood Avens Geum urbanum Macall coille Family: Rosaceae Flowering time:April-September. Perennial. Native. Yellow flowers with 5 rounded petals. Leaves slightly hairy, pinnate, with a large terminal lobe and smaller lateral lobes. Height: 25-60 cm Prefers free-draining, less acidic soils. Common throughout Ireland in woods and hedgebanks. Also found as a common weed near habitation. Geum x intermedium is the hybrid with Water Avens

Wood Avens, Geum urbanum, Macall coille