PELARGONIUM PROLIFERUM
Author:
Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel, 1841
Family:
GERANIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Steud. (1841). In: Nom. Ed. II. 2: 289.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
4 Centimetres
Height:
12 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Anisopetala purpurascentia, Walp.
Dimacria andrewsii, Sweet.
Dimacria barbata, Sweet.
Dimacria setigera, Sweet.
Geraniospermum penniforme, Kuntze.
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Geraniospermum proliferum, Kuntze.
Geranium ciliatum, Cav.
Geranium laciniatum, Andrews.
Geranium penniforme, Poir.
Geranium proliferum, Burm.f.
Geranium purpurascens, Poir.
Hoarea leeana, Sweet.
Hoarea penniformis, Sweet.
Pelargonium andrewsii, G.Don.
Pelargonium barbatum, Jacq.
Pelargonium laciniatum, E.Mey.
Pelargonium laciniatum, Pers.
Pelargonium limbatum, E.Mey.
Pelargonium parnassioides, L'Hér.
Pelargonium penniforme, Pers.
Pelargonium purpurascens, Pers.
Pelargonium setigerum, Steud.
Pelargonium setosum, E.Mey.
Pelargonium tysonii, Szyszyl.
This member of the Geraniaceae family was given this name by Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel in 1841. It is found in south-western South Africa, growing in sand or other well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to four centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to twelve centimetres in height. The flowers are from almost white over cream to pink 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 fact that the branching scape, produces several peduncles, each with many-flowered pseudo-umbellets. I have to confess: I tend to get lost in all these synonyms, and the herbarium specimens and old drawings does not help! The flower by, Elena Ioganson, Geraniaceae-group.org.
Flower
Cream - Pink / Wine Red
Soil
Sand - Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
