Pelargonium echinatum Curtis

Cactus Geranium

Tuberous subshrub to 0.5 m tall, with fleshy stems and spine-like stipules. Leaves ovate, to about 6 cm long and wide, lobed, grey-green, softly hairy below. Flower clusters of 3-8 flowers; spring. Flowers white, mottled with dark red on upper petals, spurs 3-4 cm long.

W South Africa

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.