Pelargonium auritum Willd.

Species

Angiosperms > Geraniales > Geraniaceae > Pelargonium l'hér.

Characteristics

Tuberous geophyte to 25 cm. Leaves pinnatisect with elliptic pinnae, to 13 x 5 cm. Flowers to 25 on branching peduncles, ± 15 mm diam., purple-black, white to pale pink, subsessile, petals ribbon-shaped; hypanthium 8-20 mm long.
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Distribution

Pelargonium auritum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:375707-1
WFO ID wfo-0001064150
COL ID 769QK
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Synonyms

Hoarea atra Pelargonium atrum l'hér. Pelargonium x unduliflorum Pelargonium rhoeadifolium Pelargonium dioicum Geranium auritum Geranium hirsutum Hoarea aurita Hoarea hirsuta Geraniospermum hirsutum Geranium melananthon Hoarea dioica Hoarea melanantha Hoarea rhoeadifolia Pelargonium auritum Pelargonium hirsutum Pelargonium melananthum Pelargonium auritum subsp. auritum Pelargonium hirsutum var. melananthum Geranium atrum Geranium melananthum

Lower taxons

Pelargonium auritum var. carneum