| Family | GERANIACEAE |
| Genus species | Monsonia speciosa L. |
| Bibliography | Mant. Pl.: 105 (1767) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 30-300m |
| Description | lanate, leaves long petiolate, 5-partite, segments bipinnatifid, ultimate segments numerous, linear, flowers solitary, 6cm across, pedicellate, petals coarsely dentate |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | white-rose |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Erodium speciosum (L.) Salisb. Geranium anemonoides Thunb. Geranium glandiflorum Cav. Geranium monsonia Thunb. Geranium speciosum (L.) Thunb. Monsonia dregeana C.Presl Monsonia filia L.f. Monsonia grandiflora Burm.f. Monsonia incisa Dum.Cours. Monsonia lobata Montin Monsonia pilosa Willd. Monsonia tenuifolia Willd. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |