Pelargonium heterophyllum Jacq.

Species

Angiosperms > Geraniales > Geraniaceae > Pelargonium l'hér.

Characteristics

Tuberous geophyte to 17 cm. Leaves dry at flowering, simple to 3-foliolate, to 2.5 cm diam. Flowers to 11 on branching peduncles, 20-25 mm diam., white or pale pink, margins of petals conspicuously wavy, subsessile; hypanthium 9-15 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses -
Edible roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
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Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Pelargonium heterophyllum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:376302-1
WFO ID wfo-0001064261
COL ID 6TZHQ
BDTFX ID 30023
INPN ID 100121
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Synonyms

Geraniospermum oxalidifolium Hoarea heterophylla Dimacria oxalidifolia Geraniospermum heterophyllum Pelargonium cavanillesii Pelargonium heterophyllum Pelargonium oxalidifolium Geranium oxalidifolium Geranium pilosum