Pelargonium karooicum Compton & P.E.Barnes

Species

Angiosperms > Geraniales > Geraniaceae > Pelargonium l'hér.

Characteristics

Tuft-shaped subshrub, branched mostly at base. Stems subsucculent, decumbent, smooth. Leaves palmately incised but usually palmately compound, subsucculent, puberulous; lamina broadly ovate, pinnae/segments linear and semi-terete; petiole relatively short (2-5 mm), semi-persistent; stipules membranous, not persistent. Pseudo-umbels 1-2-flowered. Pedicel much shorter than hypanthium. Petals 5, white, pale yellow or pink, posterior two with wine-red feather-like markings and slightly larger than anterior three. Fertile stamens 5.
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Tufted, twiggy shrublet, ± 400 mm tall. Leaves digitately divided, blade up to 20 mm long, with segments ± 1 mm wide, rarely simple, ± succulent. Flowers 2 on a short, apparently terminal peduncle, subsessile, ± 20 mm diam., petals 5, white or pale yellow or pink, hypanthium 9-14 mm long.
Tufted shrublet ± 40 cm. Leaves digitately compound with segments ± 1 mm wide, rarely simple, somewhat succulent, 1.5-2.0 cm diam. Flowers 2 on a short and apparently terminal peduncle, ± 20 mm diam., white or pale yellow or pink, subsessile; hypanthium 9-14 mm long.
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Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.4
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Environment

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Soil texture 6-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Distribution

Pelargonium karooicum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:376400-1
WFO ID wfo-0001064268
COL ID 75ZL6
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Synonyms

Pelargonium karooicum