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Accession Data:

Pelargonium citronellum J.J.A. Van der Walt

  • sect. Pelargonium

  • Common Name: Citronella Scented Geranium
  • Family: Geraniaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: South Africa - Ladismith

  • USDA Zone: 170

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201900029
  • Source: Jones #170
  • Provenance: Jones #170, Ladismith, Western Cape, RSA
  • Recorded Vouchers: CONN00118469
  • Accession Date: 03-13-2019
  • Bench: 2110 - MED:Fynbos B
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 03-24-2025

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

References (internal):

  • Plants with Vouchers deposited in CONN
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Cape Provinces

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, March 13, 2019.
  2. Pelargonium citronellum at African Plants Database. Last accessed on Wednesday, March 13, 2019.

data regenerated on Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:25:19 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Pelargonium citronellum

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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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