Class
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Description
Erect, rhizomatous, perennial herbs. Lvs in basal rosettes and cauline; basal lvs lyrate to imparipinnate or pinnately 3-foliolate, often with a large terminal leaflet and several pairs of smaller lateral leaflets which may be rudimentary, usually serrate or crenate; cauline lvs entire to pinnate, usually decreasing upwards, sometimes much reduced; stipules usually adnate to petiole below. Infl. a lax, bracteate cyme or fls solitary. Fls 5-merous, ☿, small- to medium-sized, sometimes nodding. Hypanthium saucer-shaped to cylindric, sometimes with a central carpophore. Epicalyx segments usually < sepals. Sepals sometimes reflexed at fruiting. Petals spreading, white, yellow, pink or reddish orange. Stamens numerous. Ovary superior; carpels numerous; styles numerous; ovules 1 per carpel. Fr. a head of many achenes; styles long or short, hairy or glabrous, sometimes elongating at fruiting, sometimes only the basal hooked portion (rostrum) persistent.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Indigenous (Endemic) | 6 |
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 2 |
| Total | 8 |
Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Molloy, B.P.J.; Webb, C. J. 1994: Taxonomy and typification of New Zealand Geum (Rosaceae). New Zealand Journal of Botany 32(4): 423–428.
