Species

Geranium yeoi

Etymology

Geranium: From the Greek geranos 'crane', the fruit of the plant resembling the head and beak of this bird, hence the common name cranesbill.

Common Name(s)

greater herb robert

Authority

Geranium yeoi Aedo & Muñoz Garm.

Family

Geraniaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

GERYEO

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Synonyms

Geranium rubescens Yeo

Flower Colours

Violet / Purple

References and further reading

Aedo, C.; Garmendia, F.M. 1997: Twelve new names in Geranium L. (Geraniaceae). Kew Bulletin 52(3): 725-727.

This page last updated on 6 Jan 2014