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Pelargonium pulverulentum Colvill ex Sweet sect. Polyactium 
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FamilyGERANIACEAE
Genus speciesPelargonium pulverulentum Colvill ex Sweet sect. Polyactium
BibliographyGeraniaceae: t. 218 (1824)
Native Rangee. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatthickets and steppes
Altitude0-2200m
Descriptionleaves thick, lanate, glabrescent, cordate, obtuse, pinnatilobate, dentate, lobes short, rounded, stipules cordate, acute, calyx setose, lobes linear, acute
Size10-50cm
Colorrose
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typetuberous perennial
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C
division of resting tubers
SynonymsGeraniospermum pulverulentum (Colvill ex Sweet) Kuntze
Pelargonium hollandii Leighton
Pelargonium pedicellatum Sweet
Pelargonium primuliforme (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud.
Pelargonium testaceum E.Mey.
Polyactium primuliforme Eckl. & Zeyh.
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal)
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