| Family | GERANIACEAE |
| Genus species | Pelargonium hirtum (Burm.f.) Jacq. sect. Pelargonium |
| Bibliography | Icon. Pl. Rar. 3: t. 536 (1794) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 100-200m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, bi- or tripinnate, segments narrowly linear, densely and softly hirsute, stipules subulate, umbel 3-8-flowered, bracts lanate, sepals oblong, hirsute |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | pinkish purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Ligularia hirta (Burm.f.) Eckl. & Zeyh. Geraniospermum hirtum (Burm.f.) Kuntze Geranium hirtum Burm.f. Geranium tenuifolium (L‘Hér.) Poir. Hoarea tenuifolia (L‘Hér.) Sweet Ligularia tenuifolia (L‘Hér.) Eckl. & Zeyh. Pelargonium tenuifolium L‘Hér. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |