Pelargonium abrotanifolium (L.F.) Jacq.

Species

Angiosperms > Geraniales > Geraniaceae > Pelargonium l'hér.

Characteristics

Shrub or dwarf shrub, 0.4-1.0 m high. Stems with branches slender, glandular, woody, often covered with remains of petiole bases. Leaves petiolate; canescent; grey-green; blade roundish in outline, 5-17 x 5-19 mm, with 3 or 5 segments, each segment again being subdivided into 3 or more linear lobes, lobes channelled on upper surface along midribs; petioles up to 10 mm long. Flowers: peduncle with 1-5 flowers in a pseudo-umbel; petals 5, spathulate or obovate, 10-15 x 2-3 mm, white to pink or mauve, posterior two with red or purple markings; Jan.-Dec.
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Aromatic, much-branched shrublet, 0.4-1.0 m high; branches slender, woody, glandular, covered by remains of petiole bases. Leaves: lamina grey-green, 5-17 x 5-19 mm, variable in shape, 3-or 5-segmented, each subdivided into 3 or more linear lobes with upper surfaces channelled along midrib; canescent, interspersed with many glandular hairs, pleasantly fragrant; petioles relatively long. Inflorescences unbranched, of 1-5-flowered pseudo-umbels. Petals 5, spathulate or obovate, white, pink or mauve, markings red or purple. Flowering time all year.
Erect, much-branched, twiggy shrublet, up to 500 mm tall. Leaves small, feather-like, grey-green, aromatic, blade 5-17 mm long. Flowers 1-5 per peduncle, ± 20 mm diam., petals 5, white to pink or purple, upper 2 with darker reddish markings, hypanthium ± 18 mm long, much longer than pedicel. Almost year-round.
Erect, much-branched shrublet to 50 cm. Leaves small, feather-like, aromatic. Flowers 1-5, ± 20 mm diam., white to pink or purple; hypanthium ± 18 mm long, much longer than pedicel.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 1.0
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity 4-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 11-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings.
Mode cuttings
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Images

Pelargonium abrotanifolium unspecified picture

Distribution

Pelargonium abrotanifolium world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:375560-1
WFO ID wfo-0001064127
COL ID 75Y27
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ligularia incisa Ligularia canescens Geraniospermum abrotanifolium Geraniospermum incisum Geranium abrotanifolium Geranium incisum Pelargonium abrotanifolium Pelargonium incisum Pelargonium canescens