| Family | GERANIACEAE |
| Genus species | Pelargonium auritum (L.) Willd. sect. Hoarea |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 644 (1800) |
| Native Range | e. & w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| 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 | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C division of resting tubers |
| Synonyms | Geraniospermum hirsutum (Sweet) Kuntze Geranium atrum Burm.f. Geranium hirsutum (Sweet) Burm.f. Geranium melananthon (Jacq.) Poir. Geranium melananthum (Jacq.) Andrews Geranium auritum L. Hoarea atra Sweet Hoarea aurita (L.) Eckl. & Zeyh. Hoarea dioica (Sweet Hoarea hirsuta Sweet Hoarea melanantha (Jacq.) Sweet Hoarea rhoeadifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. Pelargonium atrum (Burm.f.) L‘Hér. Pelargonium dioicum R.Br. Pelargonium hirsutum Sweet Pelargonium melananthon Jacq. Pelargonium rhoeadifolium (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. Pelargonium unduliflorum Sweet |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |