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Pelargonium peltatum (Ivy-leaved pelargonium)

Kolsuring [Afrikaans]

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) >  Eudicotyledons >  Core Eudicots >  Rosids > Order: Geraniales >  Family: Geraniaceae > Genus: Pelargonium

Petals are used to produce a long-lasting grey-blue dye.

 

Pelargonium peltatum

Pelargonium peltatum under cultivation in Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Peninsula [photo H.G. Robertson, Iziko ©]

 

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