Granny's night-cap, water avens.
"John Keble's Parishes"
Charlotte M Yonge
The Garden-herbs are these; Bay-leaves, and Rosemary, of each two handfuls; a Sieveful of avens, and as much Violet-leaves: A handful of Sage; three handfuls of Sweet-Marjoram, Three Roots of young Borrage, leaves and all, that hath not born seed; Two handfuls of Parsley-roots, and all that hath not born Seed.
"The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened"
Kenelm Digby
Nature furnishes the points of the young fruits of some species of avens with knobs, or shoes, for another purpose, to benefit the plants without reference to the likes or dislikes of animals.
"Seed Dispersal"
William J. Beal