| Author: | Ernst
Gottlieb von Steudel, 1841 |
| Family: |
GERANIACEAE |
| Origin: |
Southern
South Africa |
| Soil: |
Sand - Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
4 Centimetres |
| Height: |
12 Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Cream -
Pink / Wine Red |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names:
|
Bearded-Leaved Geranium |
| Synonyms: |
Anisopetala purpurascentia, Walp.
Dimacria andrewsii, Sweet.
Dimacria barbata, Sweet.
Dimacria setigera, Sweet.
Geraniospermum penniforme, Kuntze.
Geraniospermum proliferum, Kuntze.
Geranium ciliatum, Cav.
Geranium laciniatum, Andrews.
Geranium penniforme, Poir.
Geranium proliferum, Burm.f.
Geranium purpurascens, Poir.
Hoarea leeana, Sweet.
Hoarea penniformis, Sweet.
Pelargonium andrewsii, G.Don.
Pelargonium barbatum, Jacq.
Pelargonium laciniatum, E.Mey.
Pelargonium laciniatum, Pers.
Pelargonium limbatum, E.Mey.
Pelargonium parnassioides, L'Hér.
Pelargonium penniforme, Pers.
Pelargonium purpurascens, Pers.
Pelargonium setigerum, Steud.
Pelargonium setosum, E.Mey.
Pelargonium tysonii, Szyszyl. |
This member of the
Geraniaceae family was given this name by Ernst Gottlieb von
Steudel in 1841. It is found
in south-western South Africa, growing in sand or other well drained soil with
some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to four
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to twelve centimetres in
height. The
flowers are from almost white over cream to pink with red markings.
The genera name from Greek;
pelargos; 'stork' for the ripening fruits, which resembles the
bills of storks. The species name referring to the fact that
the branching scape, produces several peduncles, each with
many-flowered pseudo-umbellets.
I have to confess: I tend to get
lost in all these synonyms, and the herbarium specimens and old
drawings does not help! |
