Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Pelargonium aridum R.A.Dyer sect. Ciconium |
Bibliography | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew. 1932: 445 (1932) |
Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 500-1800m |
Description | leaves long petiolate, tripartite, finely pinnate, sparsely pilose, ultimate segments narrowly linear, patent, acute, umbels few flowered, bracts minute |
Size | 10-50cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Geraniospermum dissectum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze Ligularia dissecta Eckl. & Zeyh. Pelargonium dissectum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |