Pelargonium

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Pelargonium is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as geraniums, widely cultivated for their ornamental foliage and colorful blooms.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Pelargonium canonical 7
Pelargonium zonale 2
Pelargonium graveolens 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus
taxon
clade Angiosperms
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Eudicots
commonName geraniums (horticultural usage)
pelargonium
storksbill
cultivatedFor bedding plants
colorful flowers
container gardening
houseplants
ornamental foliage
describedBy Charles Louis L’Héritier de Brutelle
describedInYear 1789
distinguishedFrom Geranium by zygomorphic flowers and nectar spur
family Geraniaceae
flowerCharacteristic five petals with two upper petals often differing from three lower petals
zygomorphic flowers
flowerColor bicolored forms
pink
purple
red
white
fruitType schizocarp with beak-like structure
growthForm herbaceous perennial
subshrub
succulent shrub (some species)
hasSpeciesCountApprox 280
kingdom Plantae
leafCharacteristic often aromatic foliage
palmately lobed or pinnate leaves
nativeTo Australia (a few species)
Eastern Africa
linked to: East Africa

Middle East (a few species)
Southern Africa
notableHorticulturalGroup ivy-leaved pelargoniums
regal (Martha Washington) pelargoniums
scented-leaved pelargoniums
zonal pelargoniums
notableSpecies Pelargonium graveolens
linked to: Pelargonium

Pelargonium peltatum
linked to: Pelargonium

Pelargonium sidoides
linked to: Pelargonium

Pelargonium zonale
linked to: Pelargonium
order Geraniales
pollination insects
propagationMethod seeds
stem cuttings
relatedTo Geranium (genus)
linked to: Geranium
requires full sun to partial shade
well-drained soil
taxonRank genus
tolerates drought (many species and cultivars)
typeSpecies Pelargonium zonale
linked to: Pelargonium
usedFor essential oil production
perfumery
traditional medicine (some species)

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Geraniaceae hasGenus Pelargonium
Geraniaceae isBestKnownFor Pelargonium
Geraniales includes Pelargonium
Geraniales includesOrnamentalGenus Pelargonium
Geranium shouldNotBeConfusedWith Pelargonium
Erodium distinguishedFrom Pelargonium
Monsonia relatedTo Pelargonium
Pelargonium typeSpecies Pelargonium zonale
linked to: Pelargonium
Pelargonium notableSpecies Pelargonium zonale
linked to: Pelargonium
Pelargonium notableSpecies Pelargonium peltatum
linked to: Pelargonium
Pelargonium notableSpecies Pelargonium graveolens
linked to: Pelargonium
Pelargonium notableSpecies Pelargonium sidoides
linked to: Pelargonium