Species Pelargonium caespitosum
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Etymology of Pelargonium:
Gk. pelargos = a stork; referring to the beak of the fruit which resembles a stork’s bill (cf Geranium, Erodium).
Etymology of caespitosum:
From the Latin caespitis = 'grassy' or 'mound'; i.e. forming a low rounded mound
Scientific name:
Pelargonium caespitosum Turcz.
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Unknown
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Protologue:
Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 31(1): 419 (1858)
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Year published:
1858
Tufted perennial to 15 cm. Leaves elliptic to almost linear, 4--5 0.2--1.5 cm. Flowers up to 9, c. 20 mm diam., pale pink to purple; hypanthium reduced to a shallow cavity and much shorter than the pedicel. Oct.--Jan. Open places at high alt., NW (Cedarberg Mts).
Observations of Taxon
Pelargonium caespitosum
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Name of observer:
Nic Helme (David)
Date observed:
14/10/2014 - 8:27am
Collection:
Pelargonium caespitosum
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown