Pelargonium vitifolium
Appearance
Pelargonium vitifolium | |
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Pelargonium vitifolium in Dunedin Botanic Garden, Dunedin, New Zealand. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Geraniales |
Family: | Geraniaceae |
Genus: | Pelargonium |
Species: | P. vitifolium
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Binomial name | |
Pelargonium vitifolium | |
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Pelargonium vitifolium is a species of geranium known by the common name grapeleaf geranium. It is a shrub endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[1] it is a commonly grown ornamental plant. This is a mostly erect, branching shrub approaching one meter in maximum height. The stems are soft and coated in soft hairs when young and become more woody with age. The glandular, stiffly-hairy aromatic leaves are about 6 centimeters long and 8 wide, divided into 5 or 7 toothed, heart-shaped lobes. The inflorescence is a dense umbel of several flowers with five petals each around a centimeter long. The flowers are pink with purplish markings.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Pelargonium vitifolium (L.) L'Hér. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 October 2023.