Pelargonium citronellum
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Rosids > Order: Geraniales > Family: Geraniaceae > Genus: Pelargonium
Occurs in the winter rainfall karoo (near Ladismith),
near streams on clay. Flowers can also be pinkish purple. Crushed leaves are
lemon-scented. Flowers from August to January.
Pelargonium citronellum under
cultivation in Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Peninsula [photo H.G.
Robertson, Iziko ©]
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