Pelargonium alternans J.C.Wendl.


Family	GERANIACEAE
Genus species	Pelargonium alternans J.C.Wendl. sect. Otidia
Synonyms	Geranium alternans (J.C.Wendl.) Poir.
Habitat	sandy grassland
Altitude	150-1800m
Description	leaves petiolate, pinnatipartite, hirsute, segments petiolate, cuneate, trifid, stipules minute, ovate, scapes short, hirsute, umbels 3-4-flowered, petals narrow
Size	10-35cm
Color	white
Bloom	summer
Ca
Type	succulent subshrub
Cultivation	sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagation	seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C cuttings in late summer
Territory	Africa Southern Africa (Cape Provinces)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	GERANIACEAE Pelargonium alternans J.C.Wendl., Hort. Herrenh. 1: 14 (1798) 150-1800m ============================================================================= alternans typicum ined. Synonyms: Geraniospermum alternans (J.C.Wendl.) Kuntze Geranium alternans (J.C.Wendl.) Poir Otidia alternans (J.C.Wendl.) Sweet w. Cape Prov. 27 CPP alternans longicalcar M.Becker & F.Albers, Schumannia 6: 213 (2010) w. Cape Prov. 27 CPP alternans parviinflorescens M.Becker & F.Albers, ibid. w. Cape Prov. 27 CPP