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Dolomite Storksbill

Pelargonium dolomiticum

Also called Rock Pelargonium, Rock Storksbill

Dolomite Storksbill
Photo: TiaanKotzePTA, CC0
Family
Geraniaceae (Geranium family)
Grows as
Bulb
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
S. Africa
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Pelargonium dolomiticum is a species of geranium. It is a tuberous geophyte native to Namibia, Botswana, Eswatini, and the Northern Provinces and Free State of South Africa in southern Africa. The species can be found on dolomite or disturbed areas. It prefers well-drained sandy soil in grasslands. It is a much-branched herbaceous shrublet that dies back in winter.

Other Pelargonium plants

Sorrel Leaf Pelargonium · Pilgrim's Rest Pelargonium · Austral storks bill · Rose scented geranium · Pelargonium 'citrosum' · Heart-leaved pelargonium · Nutmeg Scented Pelargonium · Old father live forever · Crisped Leaf Pelargonium · Hooded crane's bill · Pelargonium drummondii · Pelargonium elegans

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pelargonium dolomiticum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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