Yellow Avens

Geum aleppicum

''Geum aleppicum'', commonly called yellow avens or common avens is a flowering plant native to most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere, from eastern Europe across Asia and North America.

It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 1 m tall with pinnate leaves. The flowers are 2 cm diameter, yellow, with five to seven toothed petals.

There are two subspecies:
*''Geum aleppicum'' subsp. ''aleppicum''. Europe and Asia.
*''Geum aleppicum'' subsp. ''strictum''. North America.