Pelargonium paniculatum Jacq.

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Description

Pelargonium paniculatum is a summer deciduous, succulent shrub with a grey-green stem which turns yellowish green with age. It can grow to a height of 0.6 to 1.5 m.

The leaves are pale green, narrow and are fairly hard. The old leaves remain on the stems.

Flowers are produced in panicle-like clusters of three to seven each. The white, cream-coloured or light pink flowers consist of 5 petals with visible purple-red markings at the base and bright orange pollen. The flowers appear from winter to spring (June to October). The seeds have narrow brown heads with spiral tails, and are light in weight, which makes it easy to be dispersed by wind.

This species is very similar to Pelargonium crithmifolium, however, P. paniculatum can be distinguised by the non-persistent, much-branched inflorescence.

Conservation Status

According to the Red List of South African plants, checked on 18 March 2016, the conservation status of this species is Least Concern (LC).

Distribution and habitat

Pelargonium paniculatum has a restricted natural distribution. It only occurs in the southwestern parts of Namibia and northern parts of the Northern Cape. It is mostly found on rocky areas or rocky crevices of sandstone, granite and tillite. The area usually receives an annual rainfall of less than 100 mm per annum, which mainly falls in the winter months, whereas the summers are hot and dry.

Derivation of name and historical aspects

Pelargonium paniculatum was described by Jacquin in 1797. The genus name Pelargonium was taken from the Greek word perlagos, which means ‘a stork’, referring to the beak of a stork. The species name paniculatum, is derived from Latin word paniculate and refers to the panicle-like inflorescence.

Pelargonium is a large genus of 280 species of which most are native to southern Africa.

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