Pelargonium englerianum R.Knuth

Species

Angiosperms > Geraniales > Geraniaceae > Pelargonium l'hér.

Characteristics

Erect to decumbent, much-branched, rose-camphor-scented subshrub, up to 1 m high and 0.75 m in diameter. Stems herbaceous when young, becoming woody with age, often long and slender, villous and densely interspersed with glandular hairs, green but soon becoming purplish and eventually brown. Leaves hispid and densely interspersed with glandular hairs, green; lamina reniform, sometimes 3-palmatilobate to 3-palmatisect, more or less crisped, base truncate to cordate, apices of lobes obtuse to acute, margin coarsely dentate, (5-)15(-35) x (5-)20(-10) mm; petiole (3-)15(-40) mm long, indumentum as on stems; stipules cordiform, often apiculate, ±4 x 4 mm. Inflorescence: flowering branches with normal and smaller foliar leaves; peduncles 10-40 mm long, villous to hispid with glandular hairs interspersed; involucral bracts ovate to cordiform, apiculate, 4-5 x 3-4 mm; pseudo-umbels with 2-5 flowers each. Pedicel 6-20 mm long, sparsely hispid to hispid and with glandular hairs interspersed. Hypanthium 1-10 mm long, prominently thickened at the base. Sepals narrowly ovate to lanceolate, indumentum abaxially as on pedicel, green with white margins, ±6-10 x 2-4 mm. Petals white to pinkish-purple; posterior two spathulate, with feather-like dark purple markings, reflexed at ±90°, 10-18 x 4-8 mm; anterior three oblanceolate with narrow claws, slightly reflexed, 7-12 x 2-4 mm.
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Shrub to 1 m. Leaves cordate, margins crisped and variously incised, roughly hairy, camphor-scented. Flowers 2-5 on short, axillary peduncles, 15-20 mm diam., pale purple; hypanthium 1-10 mm long, shorter than pedicel.
Life form annual
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 6-7
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Pelargonium englerianum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:376090-1
WFO ID wfo-0001064231
COL ID 75ZFQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Pelargonium englerianum