| Author: |
C.L. L'Héritier de Brutelle, 1789 |
| Family: |
GERANIACEAE |
| Origin: |
Western
Namibia, North Western South Africa |
| Soil: |
Grit - Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
4-6 Centimetres |
| Height: |
50 Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
White -
Light Pink |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Geranium tabulare, L.
Pelargonium tabular, L'Hér.
Pelargonium monsoniaefolium Dinter ex Knuth.
Eumorpha tabularis, Eckl. & Zeyh.
Geraniospermum tabulare, Kuntze.
Geranium fuscatum, Poir.
Geranium hederifolium, Dum.Cours.
Geranium tabulare, Burm.f.
Hoarea fuscata, Colvill ex Sweet.
Pelargonium cortusifolium, Jacq.
Pelargonium fuscatum, Sweet.
Pelargonium fuscatum, Jacq.
Pelargonium fusciflorum, Sweet.
Pelargonium hippocrepis, L'Hér. ex DC.
Pelargonium saniculifolium, Willd.
"Pelargonium cortusaefolium, Andrews 1800". |
This member of the Geraniaceae family was given this name by
Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle in 1789. It is found
in north western South Africa and western Namibia, growing in grit
or another well drained soil with
little to some water and lots of sun. The thickened stems can grow to
three to six
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 50 centimetres in
height. The
flowers are white to pale pink.
The genera name from Greek;
pelargos; 'stork' for the ripening fruits, which resembles the
bills of storks. The species name means 'having leaves like
Cortusa' a member of the Primulaceae family.
This is a winter-grower. |
