Geum albiflorum is a plant in the rose family, Rosaceae family, found in the Auckland Islands.[3]
| Geum albiflorum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Geum |
| Species: | G. albiflorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Geum albiflorum | |
Description edit
Geum albiflorum is a rosette forming herb, with kidney-shaped leaves which are 2–3 cm long and minutely lobed or crenate. The leaves are hairy and rough on below, with silky hairs on the upper side. It flowers in racemes, subtended by bracteoles. The petals are white, and just fractionally longer than the calyx.[5]
Habitat edit
It is found on cliff faces and on rock covered ground.[5] Hooker found it "on rocky places in the hills" at altitudes of 1,000 feet (300 m).[1]
Conservation status edit
In both 2009 and 2012 it was deemed to be "At Risk - Naturally Uncommon" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System,[5] and this New Zealand classification was reaffirmed in 2018, with the further comments that its range is restricted and it is an island endemic.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Hooker, J.D. (1844). "Sieversia albiflora". The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ships Erebus and Terror in the Years 1839-1843 :under the Command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross. 1: 9. Plate VII
- ^ a b de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Barkla, J.W.; Courtney, S.P.; Champion, P.D.; Perrie, L.R.; Beadel, S.M.; Ford, K.A.; Breitwieser, I.; Schönberger, Ines; Hindmarsh-Walls, R.; Heenan, Peter B.; Ladley, Kate (2018-05-01). "Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 22: 44. OCLC 1041649797.
- ^ a b "Geum albiflorum (Hook.f.) Scheutz | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- ^ Scheutz, N.J.W. (1870) Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis. Uppsala vii. 11. n. VI. 58
- ^ a b c "Geum albiflorum | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 2020-02-29.