PELARGONIUM PARVIPETALUM

This member of the Geraniaceae family was given this name by Elizabeth M. Marais in 1999. It is found from Cape Province to Northern Cape in South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to one and a half centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to ten centimetres in height. The flowers are white with red markings.

The genera name from Greek; pelargos; 'stork' for the ripening fruits, which resembles the bills of storks. The species name referring to the very small and insignificant petals. This is a winter-grower. The flowers of a rather young plant by Vered A. Mann. The flowers of a rather young plant by Vered A. Mann.