Pelargonium auritum (L.) Willd.


Family	GERANIACEAE
Genus species	Pelargonium auritum (L.) Willd. sect. Hoarea
Synonyms	Geranium auritum L.
	Pelargonium dioicum R.Br.
	Pelargonium hirsutum Sweet
Habitat	grassland
Altitude	50-1000m
Description	leaves polymorphous, simple to subpinnatipartite, on both faces scabrously setose, scapes ramose, pubescent or lanate, umbels many flowered
Size	5-25cm
Color	purple-black
Bloom	late spring, summer
Ca
Type	tuberous perennial
Cultivation	mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagation	seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C division of resting tubers
Territory	Africa Southern Africa
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	GERANIACEAE Pelargonium auritum (L.) Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4. [Willdenow] 3(1): 644 (1800) Basionym: Geranium auritum L., Sp. Pl. 2: 679 (1753) Synonyms: Hoarea aurita (L.) Eckl. & Zeyh. 50-1000m ============================================================================= auritum typicum ined. Synonyms: Geraniospermum hirsutum (Sweet) Kuntze Geranium atrum Burm.f. Geranium hirsutum (Sweet) Burm.f. Geranium lobatum Burm.f. Geranium melananthon (Jacq.) Poir. Geranium melananthum (Jacq.) Andr. Hoarea atra (Poir.) Sweet Hoarea dioica (Sweet Hoarea hirsuta Sweet Hoarea melanantha Sweet Pelargonium atrum (Burm.f.) L‘Hér. Pelargonium dioicum R.Br. Pelargonium heterophyllum L‘Hér. ex DC. Pelargonium hirsutum Sweet Pelargonium hirsutum melananthum (Jacq.) Harv. Pelargonium melananthon Jacq. Pelargonium unduliflorum Sweet e. & w. Cape Prov. 27 CPP. auritum carneum (Harv.) J.J.A. van der Walt, J. S. African Bot. 46(3): 286 (1980) Basionym: Pelargonium hirsutum carneum Harv. Synonyms: Geraniospermum ensatum (Thunb.) Kuntze Geranium ensatum Thunb. Hoarea ovalifolia Sweet Hoarea reticulata Sweet Hoarea strigosa Eckl. & Zeyh. Pelargonium ensatum (Thunb.) DC. Pelargonium ovalifolium (Sweet) DC. Pelargonium reticulatum (Sweet) DC. Pelargonium strigosum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. e. Cape Prov. 27 CPP