Pelargonium vitifolium (L.) L'Hér. is a plant in the Geraniaceae family, order Geraniales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Pelargonium vitifolium (L.) L'Hér.

Pelargonium vitifolium (L.) L'Hér.

Pelargonium vitifolium, grapeleaf geranium, is a South African endemic ornamental shrub with pink marked flowers.

Family
Genus
Pelargonium
Order
Geraniales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Pelargonium vitifolium (L.) L'Hér.

Pelargonium vitifolium (L.) L'Hér. is a geranium species commonly called grapeleaf geranium. This branching, mostly erect shrub is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa, and it is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant. It reaches a maximum height close to one meter. Young stems are soft, covered in soft hairs, and become woody as the plant ages. Its leaves are glandular, covered in stiff hairs, aromatic, and measure roughly 6 centimeters long by 8 centimeters wide. Each leaf is divided into 5 to 7 toothed, heart-shaped lobes. Its inflorescence forms a dense umbel holding several flowers. Every flower has five petals, each about one centimeter long, and the flowers are pink with purplish markings.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Geraniales Geraniaceae Pelargonium

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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