| Author: | Ernst
Gottlieb von Steudel, 1841 |
| Family: |
GERANIACEAE |
| Origin: |
South
Africa |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Thickness: |
2,5
Centimetres |
| Height: |
10
Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
White |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Hoarea
campestris Eckl. & Zeyh.
Geraniospermum campestre, Kuntze. |
This member of the Geraniaceae
family was given this name by Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel in 1841. It
is found in South Africa, around Port Elizabeth, growing in a well
drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. It is a small
plant, not more than ten centimetres and the almost hidden caudex
can grow to two and a half centimetre in diameter. The flowers are
white with tiny dark purple stripes.
The genera name from Greek;
pelargos; 'stork' for the ripening fruits, which
resembles the bills of storks. The species name means 'found in
plains or similar flat or level places'. |
