Plant Name Yellow Avens
Scientific Name Geum Aleppicum
Family Rose
Plant Type Perennial
Start of Blooming Season April
End of Blooming Season June
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Yellow Avens is a common wildflower in the rose family; native to most parts of the northern hemishere. the genus name 'guem' is the accient Latin name for a plant in the same family. the species name 'aleppicum' means of Aleppo; a city in Syria.


There is currently no commerical applications for yellow avens.

Within the realm of rational and holistic medicine, Yellow Avens is used as an anodyne. It is used in the treatment of sores, wounds and skin diseases. The roots can be used as an astringent, diaphoretic and febrifuge. A decoction has been used in the treatment of diarrhoea, fevers, children's coughs, sore teeth and sore throats.

Please note that MIROFOSS does not suggest in any way that plants should be used in place of proper medical and psychological care. This information is provided here as a reference only.


The leaves of young yellow avens can be eaten.


Yellow Avens grows in light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

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Bellwort plants can reach a height of up to 75cm, and a clump width of 30cm across. The leaves of the bellwort plant are ovate or oblong shape and arranged alternately along the stem of the plant. Each leave can be 6cm to 13cm long and 2cm to 7cm wide. The leaves are smooth on the top side and small hairs on the undersides. The flowers are yellow in colour, 10mm to 30mm long, and droop from the stems of the plant. Each flower has three petals, three sepals, three stamens, and six pistils. In late summer three capsuled ovaries split open releasing seeds that have attached food bodies called elaiosom which are attractive to ants that collect and redistribution the seeds.

Plant Height 75cm
Habitat Rich moist woods
Leaves Ovate
Leaf Margin Entire
Leaf Venation Parallel
Stems Smooth Stems
Flowering Season April to June
Flower Type Radially Symmetrical
Flower Colour Yellow
Pollination Bees, Insects
Flower Gender Flowers are hermaphrodite and the plants are self-fertile
Fruit Hard round seeds
USDA Zone 4A (-31°C to -34°C) cold weather limit


No known health risks have been associated with bellwort. However ingestion of naturally occurring plants without proper identification is not recommended.

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Yellow Avens can be referenced in certain current and historical texts under one other name:

Yellow Avens can be translated into the following select languages:

Arabic   Bulgarian   Chinese (Sim)  
Croatian   Czech   Danish  
Dutch   Esperanto sonorilo Estonian  
Finnish   French   German  
Greek   Hebrew פעמון Hungarian  
Italian   Japanese キンギョソウ Korean 종다리
Punjabi ਬੈਲਵਾਲਟ Lithuanian varpinė Norwegian  
Persian زنگ زدن Polish   Portuguese candelária de bexiga
Romanian   Russian   Slovak  
Spanish campana Swedish   Tagalog kampanilya
Turkish   Ukrainian   Vietnamese quả chuông

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