PELARGONIUM CORTUSIFOLIUM
Author:
C.L. L'Héritier de Brutelle, 1789
Family:
GERANIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
L’Hér. (1792). In: Geran., T. 25.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
4-6 Centimetres
Height:
50 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Geranium tabulare, L.
Pelargonium tabular, L'Hér.
Pelargonium monsoniaefolium Dinter ex Knuth.
Eumorpha tabularis, Eckl. & Zeyh.
Geraniospermum tabulare, Kuntze.
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Geranium fuscatum, Poir.
Geranium hederifolium, Dum.Cours.
Geranium tabulare, Burm.f.
Hoarea fuscata, Colvill ex Sweet.
Pelargonium cortusifolium, Jacq.
Pelargonium fuscatum, Sweet.
Pelargonium fuscatum, Jacq.
Pelargonium fusciflorum, Sweet.
Pelargonium hippocrepis, L'Hér. ex DC.
Pelargonium saniculifolium, Willd. "Pelargonium cortusaefolium, Andrews 1800".
This member of the Geraniaceae family was given this name by Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle in 1789. It is found in north western South Africa and western Namibia, growing in grit or another well drained soil with little to some water and lots of sun. The thickened stems can grow to three to six centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 50 centimetres in height. The flowers are white to pale pink.
The genera name from Greek; pelargos; 'stork' for the ripening fruits, which resembles the bills of storks. The species name means 'having leaves like Cortusa ' a member of the Primulaceae family. This is a winter-grower. Dormant plant by Vered A. Mann.
Flower
White - Light Pink
Soil
Grit - Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
