Geum albiflorum

Geum albiflorum is a plant in the rose family, Rosaceae family, found in the Auckland Islands.[3]

Geum albiflorum
Plate VII (Hooker, 1844)[1]

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Geum
Species:
G. albiflorum
Binomial name
Geum albiflorum
(Hook.f.) Scheutz[3][4]

Description

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

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

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
  1. 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
  2. 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, .; Hindmarsh-Walls, R. (2018-05-01). "Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 22: 44. OCLC 1041649797.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. "Geum albiflorum (Hook.f.) Scheutz | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  4. Scheutz, N.J.W. (1870) Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis. Uppsala vii. 11. n. VI. 58
  5. "Geum albiflorum | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
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