| Pelargonium quercifolium | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Geraniales |
| Family: | Geraniaceae |
| Genus: | Pelargonium |
| Species: | P. quercifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Pelargonium quercifolium (L.f.) L'Hér. ex Aiton |
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Pelargonium quercifolium is a species of geranium known by the common name oakleaf geranium. It is native to South Africa, and it is a commonly grown ornamental plant. This is a densely branching shrub easily exceeding one meter in height, taller than wide. The stems are soft and coated in green hairs when young and become woody with age. The glandular, sticky, aromatic leaves are divided into 5 or 7 stiff, coarsely toothed lobes. The inflorescence is an umbel of up to 10 flowers with five petals up to 2.5 centimeters long. The flowers are pink with darker pink markings.
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