Pelargonium album
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Geraniales |
Family: | Geraniaceae |
Genus: | Pelargonium |
Species: | P. album
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Binomial name | |
Pelargonium album J.J.A. Van der Walt
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Pelargonium album is a species of flowering plant of the genus Pelargonium. This species is native to South Africa. It is an apple/mint scented pelargonium which is very closely related to Pelargonium odoratissimum. It is in the subgenus reniforme along with Pelargonium sidoides and P. exstipulatum.
Etymology
[edit]Pelargonium comes from the Greek; Pelargos which means stork.[1] Another name for pelargoniums is storksbills due to the shape of their fruit. Album refers to the white flowers.
Description
[edit]Pelargonium album is a small, semi-succulent plant that grows in slightly shaded areas in the Pilgrim's Rest area of South Africa.[1] It grows to about 15 cm (5.9 in) high and 40 cm (16 in) wide and has small white flowers.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Pelargonium album". PlantZAfrica.com. SANBI - South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 9 June 2020.