Pelargonium vitifolium (L.) L'Hér.

Softly hairy, spreading to weakly upright, woody-based subshrub to 1 m tall. Leaves 3-5-lobed, to about 7 cm wide, slightly rough and hairy, margin crinkled. Flower clusters dense and compact, in groups of 5-10. Flowers mostly pale pink, the 2 upper petals dark-veined; spring to summer.

This is a Scented-leaf Pelargonium.

S Africa (Cape)

Very similar to P. capitatum but with leaves lemon-scented.

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