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Accession Data:

Pelargonium odoratissimum (L.) L'Her.

  • subg. Parvulipetala sect. Reniformia

  • Common Name: Apple Geranium
  • Family: Geraniaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: southern Africa
  • Habitat: grows as undergrowth in forests or in shaded places

  • Description: Perennial dwarf shrub from 0.1-0.3m

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201700063
  • Source: UConn #199900199 Jones
  • Provenance:
    Extra plant from research collection of Cindi Jones.  
    Jones #35, UConn# 199900199
    
  • Accession Date: 08-04-2017
  • Bench: 2110 - MED:Fynbos B
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 03-27-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: rosids
  • Order: Geraniales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Geraniaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017

References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Cape Provinces / KwaZulu-Natal / Swaziland / Northern Provinces

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, August 04, 2017.
  2. Pelargonium odoratissimum at WikiSpecies. Last accessed on Friday, August 04, 2017.
  3. Pelargonium odoratissimum at Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Last accessed on Friday, August 04, 2017.
  4. Pelargonium odoratissimum at African Plants Database. Last accessed on Friday, August 04, 2017.
  5. Pelargonium odoratissimum at Wikipedia. Last accessed on Friday, August 04, 2017.
  6. Pelargonium odoratissimum at PlantzAfrica. Last accessed on Friday, August 04, 2017.
  7. Image #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) by H. Zell (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Last accessed on Friday, August 04, 2017.

data regenerated on Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:54:03 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Pelargonium odoratissimum

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W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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