Pelargonium vitifolium

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|genus = Pelargonium

|image=Pelargonium vitifolium 02.jpg

|image_caption= Pelargonium vitifolium in Dunedin Botanic Garden, Dunedin, New Zealand.

|species = vitifolium

|authority = (L.) L'Hér. (1789)

|synonyms =

  • Geraniospermum vitifolium {{small|(L.) Kuntze (1891)}}
  • Geranium vitifolium {{small|L. (1753)}}

|synonyms_ref = [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60457188-2 Pelargonium vitifolium (L.) L'Hér.] Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 October 2023.

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Pelargonium vitifolium is a species of geranium known by the common name grapeleaf geranium. It is a shrub endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. it is a commonly grown ornamental plant. This is a mostly erect, branching shrub approaching one meter in maximum height. The stems are soft and coated in soft hairs when young and become more woody with age. The glandular, stiffly-hairy aromatic leaves are about 6 centimeters long and 8 wide, divided into 5 or 7 toothed, heart-shaped lobes. The inflorescence is a dense umbel of several flowers with five petals each around a centimeter long. The flowers are pink with purplish markings.

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