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Pelargonium carnosum (l.) l'hér. Eckl. & Zeyh.

Species

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Characteristics

Succulent and branched shrub, 0.3-1.2 m high; stems thick and fleshy, knobby appearance due to swollen nodes. Leaves variable, lamina pinnately divided (bipinnatipartite) 30-170 x 20-50 mm, variably fleshy, channelled along midrib; sparsely to densely puberulous; petioles 10-100 mm long. Inflorescences of 2-8-flowered, branched, pseudo-umbels; peduncles 3-5 mm long. Stipules small, triangular, membranous. Petals 5, spathulate, white to greenish yellow; posterior 2 slightly larger with reddish markings. Fertile stamens 5. Flowering time Jan.-Mar.
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Sparsely branched stem-succulent, up to 1 m tall. Leaves pinnatifid to pinnate, up to 200 mm long. Flowers in 6-50 compact clusters, on a loosely branched axis, 4-6 in each, subsessile, 10-15 mm diam., petals 5, 1.8-4 mm wide, white with purple markings or yellowish, hypanthium (4-)8-9 mm long.
Sparsely branched stem succulent to 1 m. Leaves pinnate to bipinnate, to 20 cm long. Flowers 4-6, 10-15 mm diam., white or pinkish with purple anthers; hypanthium ± 10 mm long, longer than pedicel and usually conspicuously dilated.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.65 - 1.1
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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Images

Pelargonium carnosum (l.) l'hér. unspecified picture

Distribution

Pelargonium carnosum (l.) l'hér. world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:375829-1
WFO ID wfo-0001064180
COL ID 75Y2S
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Synonyms

Pelargonium parviflorum Pelargonium sisonifolium Otidia burmanniana Pelargonium eherlanzii Pelargonium burmannianum Geranium carnosum Geraniospermum carnosum Geraniospermum ferulaceum Geranium ferulaceum Pelargonium carnosum (l.) l'hér. Pelargonium eberlanzii Pelargonium ferulaceum Otidia ferulacea Otidia carnosa Pelargonium parviflorum subsp. orbipetalum
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