Namibia, North-Western South Africa
Pale Pink / Pink
Pelargonium dasycaule, Adrian Hardy Haworth, 1818.
(Published as Pelargonium dasycaulon.)
Geraniospermum crithmifolium, Kuntze.
Geraniospermum munitum, Kuntze.
Geranium crithmifolium, Poir.
Otidia crithmifolia, Sweet.
Pelargonium munitum, Burch.
This member of the
Geraniaceae family was described by James Edward Smith in
1793. It is found in
southern Namibia, the Richtersveld and Namaqualand, growing in a
well drained soul with little to some water and lots of sun. The
stems can grow up to five centimetres thick and up to 40 or even 120
centimetres. The flowers are from white to pale pink with darker
The genera name from Greek;
pelargos; 'stork' for the ripening fruits, which resembles the
bills of storks. The species name means 'having leaves like
Crithmum', a member of the Apiaceae family.
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