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Pelargonium alchemilloides (l.) l'hér. Willd.

Species

Angiosperms > Geraniales > Geraniaceae > Pelargonium l'hér.

Characteristics

Decumbent herb, ± 0.2 m high; stems straggling, coarsely hairy; rootstock woody, stoloniferous to tuberous. Leaves silky, lamina palmately deeply lobed, 20-70 mm in diam., margins irregularly toothed, base cordate, zonal marking purple to brown. Stipules broadly ovate. Inflorescences of 3-6(15)-flowered pseudo-umbels; peduncles of varying lengths. Hypanthium 12-35 mm long. Sepals 5, imbricate, connate at base, apex sometimes reflexed. Petals 5, pale to deep pink, with pink or red markings. Fertile stamens 7. Flowering time spring, or all year.
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Perennial herb, up to 200 mm high. Stems herbaceous, slender, straggling, pubescent. Leaves silky; blade roundish in outline, palmately lobed, with irregular segments, usually 20-70 mm in diameter, base cordate, margins of segments irregularly toothed; zonal marking horseshoeshaped, purple, brown, even dark red. Flowers: peduncle with 3-6(-15) flowers in a pseudoumbel; petals pale to deep pink with darker markings; Oct.-Mar.
Sprawling perennial to 20 cm from woody rootstock. Leaves round, usually lobed, 7 cm diam., often with reddish zonal marking, usually with sparse, silky hairs. Flowers 3-6(-15), 15-20 mm diam., white or yellow or pink; hypanthium 12-35 mm long, much longer than pedicel.
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Growth form herb
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Mature height (meter) 0.2
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Soil humidity 1-3
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Pelargonium alchemilloides (l.) l'hér. world distribution map, present in Lesotho, Mozambique, eSwatini, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:375603-1
WFO ID wfo-0001064131
COL ID 769PX
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Synonyms

Pelargonium aphanoides Pelargonium oxoniense Pelargonium leve Pelargonium ranunculifolium Ciconium heterogamum Ciconium homogamum Ciconium malvifolium Pelargonium cynosbatifolium Pelargonium geranioides Pelargonium dimidiatum Isopetalum alchemilloides Isopetalum aphanoides Ciconium lateritium Geraniospermum alchemillodes Geraniospermum malvifolium Geranium alchemilloides Geranium cynosbatifolium Pelargonium alchemillifolium Pelargonium malvaefolium Pelargonium fissum Pelargonium oxyaloides Geranium heterogamum Geranium quinquelobum Isopetalum dentatum Isopetalum dimidiatum Isopetalum geranioides Geranium aphanoides Pelargonium alchemilloides (l.) l'hér.
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