Geranium wakkerstroomianum R.Knuth

Species

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Characteristics

Diffuse perennial herb, tap-root eventually thick and woody, stems straggling, often forming loose clumps, up to elm long, loosely branched pilose with spreading or somewhat retrorse white eglandular hairs, rarely with some gland-tipped hairs as well, very rarely nearly glabrous or with a few ± retrorse hairs. Stipules deeply dissected, segments linear-acuminate. Leaves with petioles up to ±300 mm long, diminishing upwards, uppermost leaves often on very short petioles, clad in spreading hairs, usually eglandular; blade up to ±90 mm in diam., often ±25-60 mm, digitately 5-lobed about two-thirds of the way to the base, the lobes ± elliptic in outline, shallowly lobed, thinly ± appressed hairy above, sparsely to densely hairy below, these hairs long, ± spreading, eglandular. Peduncles opposite the upper leaves, usually 2-flowered, mostly 20-65 mm long, usually pilose with long spreading hairs, rarely gland-tipped, rarely hairs sparser, shorter or somewhat retrorse. Pedicels ±10-40 mm long, hairy as the peduncles. Sepals (4-)6-8 x (1.75-)2-3 mm, pilose with long spreading hairs, very rarely some hairs gland-tipped. Petals ±7-17 x 2.5-5.5(-7) mm, narrowly obovate, deeply notched, usually white veined pink or red, rarely pink. Rostrum with short fine spreading hairs, occasionally with some long hairs as well, rarely gland-tipped.
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Diffuse, perennial herb, up to 1 m high. Stems straggling. Leaves: lamina up to 90 mm in diam., digitally 5-lobed to ± 2/3 of way to base; lobes ± elliptic in outline, shallowly lobed; upper surface thinly appressed-hairy, lower surface sparsely to densely hairy, hairs long, ± spreading, eglandular; petioles up to 300 mm long, diminishing upwards. Inflorescences opposite upper leaves, 2-flowered; peduncles 2-65 mm long; pedicels 10-40 mm long, pilose with hairs as for leaves. Sepals 6-8 x 2-3 mm, pilose. Petals 7-17 x 2.5-5.5 mm, narrow, obovate, deeply notched. Flowering time July-Apr.
Perennial herb, up to 1 m high. Stems straggling. Leaves with median primary leaf lobe of blade shallowly to deeply cut, but not to base of leaf; petioles up to 300 mm long, diminishing upwards, upper leaves with very short petioles, clad in spreading hairs, usually eglandular. Flowers: inflorescence usually 2-flowered, peduncles opposite, pedicels 10-40 mm long; petals narrow, 7-17 x 2.5-5.5 mm, deeply notched; Jul.-Apr.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Images

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Distribution

Geranium wakkerstroomianum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:373814-1
WFO ID wfo-0000701576
COL ID 3FVBN
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Synonyms

Geranium wakkerstroomianum Geranium ornithopodum var. album Geranium ornithopodon var. album