Pelargonium ternifolium Vorster

Species

Angiosperms > Geraniales > Geraniaceae > Pelargonium l'hér.

Characteristics

Tuberous geophyte to 25 cm. Leaves dry at flowering, trifoliolate, ± 3 cm diam. Flowers to 7 on branching peduncles, ± 15 mm diam., white to pink, only upper 2 petals present, somewhat spoon-shaped, subsessile; hypanthium 7-10 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
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Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 5-8
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 12-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Pelargonium ternifolium world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:907404-1
WFO ID wfo-0001064401
COL ID 6TZDF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Pelargonium ternifolium Pelargonium