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Notothlaspi viretum, known as Red Hills penwiper, is a small alpine herb with clustered rosettes of bright green leaves and white flowers, found only in New Zealand's South Island. It grows in cold, high-elevation conditions, so it is not a typical garden plant.
Notothlaspi viretum, commonly known as Red Hills penwiper, is a species of alpine herb endemic to New Zealand's South Island. It was originally described in 2019. The holotype is held at the Allan Herbarium.
The specific name viretum means 'green grass'.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Notothlaspi viretum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
