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Accession Data:

Pelargonium tetragonum L'Hér.

  • sect. Chorisma

  • Common Name: Square Stemmed Pelargonium
  • Family: Geraniaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: South Africa

  • Description: Trailing stem-succulent geranium relative from dry winter to summer rainfall habitats, inland from southern coast of South Africa.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 202100169
  • Source: C. Jones
  • Provenance:
    C. Jones 187B, cuttings from Jones lab research plants
  • Accession Date: 12-29-2021
  • Bench: 2204 - XER:Namib / Karoo A
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 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

References (internal):

    • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Cape Provinces

    References (external):

      PlantZAfrica article by Trish Hutton-Squire and Dr. Andy Moore

      data regenerated on Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:25:45 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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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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