Pelargonium quercifolium (L.) L'Hér.

Oak-leaved Geranium

Erect, sticky subshrub to over 1m tall. Leaves variable, deeply pinnately or palmately dissected into toothed lobes and covered with glandular hairs, smelling of almonds or balsam. Flower clusters of 2-6 flowers; spring to summer. Flowers purple-pink, posterior petals darker.

This is a Scented-leaf Pelargonium.

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Source: Spencer, R.; Stockton, B. (2002). Pelargonium. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 4. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 3. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

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Pelargonium quercifolium 'Staghorn Oak'

Leaves deeply incised with narrow, toothed lobes.

kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Rosanae
order      Geraniales
family       Geraniaceae
genus        Pelargonium L'Hér.