Geranium sp. nov. 'Large Flower'
Large-flower crane's-bill, Large-flowered crane's-bill, Large-flower geranium
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Geranium carolinii L.P.Sm. [ms name?]; Geranium sp. 1 sensu L.P.Sm. in Fl. Victoria 4:223,224 (1999); Geranium potentilloides var. [unnamed] (used by Costin et al., 2000:288); Geranium sp. Large flowers (D.Marshall s.n., 20/12/2004) [used by Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census]
Conservation Status
Last record: c.1900 (Best, 2013)
Rediscovered in 2000 (source)
See Best (2013) for a detailed account of its conservation history to 2013.
Distribution
Victoria (Glenroy-Broadmeadows area, Riddells Creek & Malmsbury), Australia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
https://bwvp.ecolinc.vic.edu.au/fieldguide/flora/large-flower-cranes-bill
https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/18a5b721-c89d-4923-a0f4-6946b004b38a
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=739843934850515&set=a.562283569273220&__tn__=%2CO*F
References
Best, Russell. (2013, 12 August). Endangered Geranium from Riddells Creek Protected by Law. Nuts About Nature blog. Available at: https://nutsaboutnaturercl.blogspot.com/2013/08/endangered-geranium-from-riddells-creek.html [Accessed 12 November 2023]
Costin, A. B., Gray, M., Totterdell, C. J. and Wimbush, D. J. (2000). Kosciusko Alpine Flora Edn. 2. CSIRO Publishing. [p. 288]
DEECA [Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action]. (2023). Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 Threatened List: June 2023. Published report by The State of Victoria Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, Melbourne, Victoria.
Smith, L. P. (1999). Geranium, pp. 219-233. In: Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. (eds.). Flora of Victoria Vol. 4, Cornaceae to Asteraceae. Melbourne: Inkata Press.
https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/18a5b721-c89d-4923-a0f4-6946b004b38a
https://id.biodiversity.org.au/tree/51209180/51220207
https://id.biodiversity.org.au/reference/apni/48872
https://bwvp.ecolinc.vic.edu.au/fieldguide/flora/large-flower-cranes-bill
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=739843934850515&set=a.562283569273220&__tn__=%2CO*F