Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Pelargonium myrrhifolium (L.) L‘Hér. sect. Myrrhidium |
Bibliography | Hort. Kew. [W.Aiton] 2: 421 (1789) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 30-1200m |
Description | leaves ovate-oblong, 1-2-pinnatifid, segments glabrous to lanate, linear or cuneate, stipules broadly ovate, umbels 2-6-flowered, upper petals much longer and wider |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | pale purple, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Geraniospermum myrrhifolium (L.) Kuntze Geranium betonicum Burm.f. Geranium lacerum (Jacq.) Andrews Geranium myrrhifolium L. Jenkinsonia anemonefolia (Jacq.) Sweet Jenkinsonia bullata (Jacq.) Sweet Jenkinsonia coriandrifolia Sweet Jenkinsonia lacera Sweet Jenkinsonia myrrhifolia Sweet Myrrhidium anemonifolium (Jacq.) Eckl. & Zeyh. Myrrhidium betonicum (Burm.f.) Eckl. & Zeyh. Myrrhidium bullatum (Jacq.) Eckl. & Zeyh. Myrrhidium lacerum (Jacq.) Eckl. & Zeyh. Pelargonium anemonifolium Jacq. Pelargonium betonicum (Burm.f.) Jacq. Pelargonium bullatum Jacq. Pelargonium canaliculatum Zuccagni Pelargonium fruticosum DC. Pelargonium lacerum Jacq. Pelargonium myrrhifolium var. betonicum (Burm.f.) Harv. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |