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Pelargonium vitifolium

Pelargonium vitifolium
Pelargonium vitifolium in Dunedin Botanic Garden, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Geraniales
Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Pelargonium
Species:
P. vitifolium
Binomial name
Pelargonium vitifolium
(L.) L'Hér. (1789)
Synonyms[1]
  • Geraniospermum vitifolium (L.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Geranium vitifolium L. (1753)

Pelargonium vitifolium is a species of geranium known by the common name grapeleaf geranium. It is a shrub endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[1] it is a commonly grown ornamental plant. This is a mostly erect, branching shrub approaching one meter in maximum height. The stems are soft and coated in soft hairs when young and become more woody with age. The glandular, stiffly-hairy aromatic leaves are about 6 centimeters long and 8 wide, divided into 5 or 7 toothed, heart-shaped lobes. The inflorescence is a dense umbel of several flowers with five petals each around a centimeter long. The flowers are pink with purplish markings.

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