Pelargonium articulatum Willd.

Species

Angiosperms > Geraniales > Geraniaceae > Pelargonium l'hér.

Characteristics

Semi-geophyte, up to 400 mm tall, with ± necklace-like creeping rhizome and ± trailing stem. Leaves with a long slender petiole, blade round, ± 50 mm diam., ± 5-palmatilobed, silky hairy, often with reddish zonal markings. Flowers in few clusters, on a stout branched peduncle, 2-5 in each, subsessile, 40-50 mm diam., petals 5, white to cream-coloured, upper 4.2 mmed with red, hypanthium up to ± 70 mm long.
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Semigeophyte with moniliform rhizome, stem conspicuously bracteate. Leaves round and shallowly incised, silky hairy, often with reddish zonal marking, ± 5 cm diam. Flowers 2-5 on stout peduncle, 40-50 mm diam., white to cream-coloured, subsessile, stamens exserted; hypanthium to 70 mm long.
Life form
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.4
Root system rhizome
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 7-9
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Pelargonium articulatum world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:375677-1
WFO ID wfo-0001064145
COL ID 769QH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Geranium articulatum Isopetalum articulatum Geraniospermum articulatum Pelargonium articulatum