Biology:Geranium rubricum

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Short description: Plant species in the geranium family

Geranium rubricum

Nationally Endangered (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Geraniales
Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Geranium
Species:
G. rubricum
Binomial name
Geranium rubricum
Heenan & Courtney

Geranium rubricum (common name Red Hills geranium) is a species of perennial herb in the family Geraniaceae, native to the South Island of New Zealand,[1] where it is found on ultramafic rock outcrops.[2]

It was first described in 2017 by Peter Heenan and Shannel P. Courtney.[1][2]

It is a "Nationally Endangered" species under New Zealand law.[3]



References

Wikidata ☰ Q90458337 entry