Author: | Elizabeth M. Marais, 1990 |
Family: |
GERANIACEAE |
Origin: |
Southern South Africa |
Soil: |
Sand - Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Little -
Medium |
Thickness: |
2 Centimetres |
Height: |
20 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
White /
Red |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the
Geraniaceae family was given this name by Elizabeth M.
Marais in 1990. It is found
in southern South Africa, growing in sandy or other well drained soil with
some water and little to some sun. The caudex can grow to a
cluster of two
centimetres in diameter stems, the entire plant to twenty centimetres in
height. The
flowers are white with red markings. The genera name from Greek;
pelargos; 'stork' for the ripening fruits, which resembles the
bills of storks. The species name means 'cylindrical' and 'marked
with swellings'. |