Geranium rubricum
| Geranium rubricum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Geraniales |
| Family: | Geraniaceae |
| Genus: | Geranium |
| Species: | G. rubricum
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| Binomial name | |
| Geranium rubricum | |
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
[edit]- ^ a b "Geranium rubricum Heenan & Courtney | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
- ^ a b Peter B. Heenan; Shannel P. Courtney (21 July 2017). "Geranium rubricum (Geraniaceae), a new species from ultramafic soils in the Red Hills, northern South Island, New Zealand". Phytotaxa. 314 (1): 89–95. doi:10.11646/PHYTOTAXA.314.1.7. ISSN 1179-3155. Wikidata Q42296019.
- ^ "NZTCS: Geranium rubricum". nztcs.org.nz. Retrieved 2025-02-13.