| Author: | William
Henry Harvey, 1860 |
| Family: |
GERANIACEAE |
| Origin: |
Ceres,
Matjiesfontein Karoo; South Africa |
| Soil: |
Sand - Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
4
Centimetres |
| Height: |
25
Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Pale
Greenish - Yellow / Red |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Geraniospermum hystrix, Kuntze. |
This member of the Geraniaceae
family was described by William Henry Harvey in 1860. It is found in Ceres and Matjiesfontein Karoo, South Africa, growing in sand or other well
drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex will grow up
to four centimetres in diameter. The
flowers are white to crème coloured with red markings.
The genera name from Greek;
pelargos; 'stork' for the ripening fruits, which resembles the
bills of storks. The species name means 'porcupine', for barbed
terminal spikelets.
This is a winter-grower. |
