April 18, 2026April 18, 2026 by admin

Post #29 A New Richtersveld Species

In 2023, an unusual observation of a scrambling pelargonium was reported from the coastal Richtersveld, reminiscent of P. tenuicaule. The new find’s general habit and the leaves looked exactly like the well-known…
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December 29, 2023January 2, 2024 by admin

Post #25 Pelargonium aff. dasycaule Haw.

The section Otidia encompasses ca. 16 species, of which P. dasycaule is arguably the least known. It has been debated for a long time whether it should be recognised as a taxon…
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October 3, 2023October 3, 2023 by admin

Post #23 A new species of Pelargonium from Swartland

Fig. 1 (header): Flowers of the new taxon develop in few-flowered inflorescences and are similar to P. proliferum. During the winter of 2019, while visiting some of the few remaining Swartland renosterveld…
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December 30, 2022January 1, 2023 by admin

Post #20 Pelargonium brevipetalum N.E.Br.

Fig. 1 (header): The typical many-flowered pseudo-umbel of P. brevipetalum, originating from N of Matjiesfontein. The section Otidia is one of the smaller sections of the genus Pelargonium, yet it has been…
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