Pelargonium australe

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|image = Pelargonium australe (Geraniaceae) flower.JPG

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|image_caption = Flowers: Cambridge University Botanic Garden

|image2_caption =Flowers & fruit: Palm Beach, New South Wales

|genus = Pelargonium

|species = australe

|authority = Willd.Willdenow, C.L. (1800) [http://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/ing/Libro.php?Libro=3346&Pagina=678 Species Plantarum Edn. 4, 3(1): 675.]

|synonyms=Geraniospermum australe (Willd.) Kuntze

Geranium australe (Willd.) Poir.

Geranium glomeratum Andrews

Hoarea nummularifolia Sweet

|synonyms_ref=Govaerts, R. et al. (2019) [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:164321-3 Plants of the world online: Pelargonium australe.] Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 15 January 2019.

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|range_map_caption = Occurrence data from AVH

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Pelargonium australe is a perennial herb that is endemic to Australia, and found in all states except the Northern Territory. Common names include native storksbill, wild geranium{{citation needed|date=January 2019}} and austral storksbill.[https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/2a89a3f9-d669-4638-82d3-2a575e7ca722 VicFlora Flora of Victoria: Pelargonium australe.] Retrieved 16 January 2019. The species grows to 50 cm high and has leaves with 5 to 7 lobes.{{cite web |url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Pelargonium~australe |title=Pelargonium australe |accessdate=12 January 2014|author=|work= PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia}} Umbels of 4 to 12 flowers appear between October and March in the species' native range. These are pink with darker markings.

The species was first formally described in 1800 by German botanist Carl Ludwig Willdenow.{{cite web |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Pelargonium+australe|title= Pelargonium australe |accessdate=12 January 2014 |work= Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database|publisher = Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra}}

It occurs on sand dunes, coastal cliffs and rocky outcrops.

In cultivation, the species prefers a sunny or lightly shaded position and is adaptable to a wide range of soil types. It is readily propagated by cuttings.{{cite web| title=Pelargonium australe| publisher=Australian Native Plants Society (Australia)| url=http://asgap.org.au/p-aus.html| accessdate=12 January 2014| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112121607/http://asgap.org.au/p-aus.html| archivedate=12 January 2014}}

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