Geranium rubricum

Geranium rubricum
Conservation status
Nationally Endangered (NZ TCS)
Scientific classification
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

1. "Geranium rubricum Heenan & Courtney | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
2. 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.
3. "NZTCS: Geranium rubricum". nztcs.org.nz. Retrieved 2025-02-13.