PELARGONIUM PINNATUM
Author:
C.L. L'Héritier de Brutelle, 1792
Family:
GERANIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
L’Hér. (1792). In: Geran., T. 8.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
3 Centimetres
Height:
20 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Geranium pinnatum, Carl Linnaeus, 1753.
Geranium prolificum var. pinnatum, Linne, 1763.
Dimacria astragalifolia, Sweet.
Dimacria pinnata, Sweet.
Geraniospermum astragalifolium, Kuntze.
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Geraniospermum pinnatum, Kuntze.
Geranium astragalifolium, Cav.
Geranium coronillaefolium, Andrews.
Hoarea angustifolia, Eckl. & Zeyh.
Hoarea astragalifolia, Eckl. & Zeyh.
Hoarea foliolosa, Eckl. & Zeyh.
Hoarea lessertiifolia, Eckl. & Zeyh.
Hoarea ornithopifolia, Eckl. & Zeyh.
Hoarea pinnata, Eckl. & Zeyh.
Pelargonium astragalifolium, Jacq.
Pelargonium lessertiifolium, F.Dietr.
Pelargonium ornithopifolium, F.Dietr.
Pelargonium trifoliatum, Steud.
This member of the Geraniaceae family was given this name by Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle in 1792. It is found in the southern Western Cape of South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to three centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 20 centimetres in height. The flowers are from white over cream to yellow, salmon, pink with dark purple markings.
The genera name from Greek; pelargos; 'stork' for the ripening fruits, which resembles the bills of storks. The species name referring to the pinnate leaves. This is a winter-grower. Photo by Alison Mauve Craig, Wikimedia.org.
Flower
White - Cream -Yellow - Salmon - Pink - Deep Purple / Red
Soil
Mixed
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
