Pelargonium

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Pelargonium is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as geraniums, widely cultivated for their ornamental foliage and colorful blooms.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Pelargonium canonical 7
Pelargonium zonale 2
Pelargonium graveolens 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
clade Angiosperms ⓘ
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Eudicots ⓘ
commonName geraniums (horticultural usage) ⓘ
pelargonium ⓘ
storksbill ⓘ
cultivatedFor bedding plants ⓘ
colorful flowers ⓘ
container gardening ⓘ
houseplants ⓘ
ornamental foliage ⓘ
describedBy Charles Louis L’Héritier de Brutelle ⓘ
describedInYear 1789 ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Geranium by zygomorphic flowers and nectar spur ⓘ
family Geraniaceae ⓘ
flowerCharacteristic five petals with two upper petals often differing from three lower petals ⓘ
zygomorphic flowers ⓘ
flowerColor bicolored forms ⓘ
pink ⓘ
purple ⓘ
red ⓘ
white ⓘ
fruitType schizocarp with beak-like structure ⓘ
growthForm herbaceous perennial ⓘ
subshrub ⓘ
succulent shrub (some species) ⓘ
hasSpeciesCountApprox 280 ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafCharacteristic often aromatic foliage ⓘ
palmately lobed or pinnate leaves ⓘ
nativeTo Australia (a few species) ⓘ
Eastern Africa ⓘ
linked to: East Africa

Middle East (a few species) ⓘ
Southern Africa ⓘ
notableHorticulturalGroup ivy-leaved pelargoniums ⓘ
regal (Martha Washington) pelargoniums ⓘ
scented-leaved pelargoniums ⓘ
zonal pelargoniums ⓘ
notableSpecies Pelargonium graveolens ⓘ
linked to: Pelargonium

Pelargonium peltatum ⓘ
linked to: Pelargonium

Pelargonium sidoides ⓘ
linked to: Pelargonium

Pelargonium zonale ⓘ
linked to: Pelargonium
order Geraniales ⓘ
pollination insects ⓘ
propagationMethod seeds ⓘ
stem cuttings ⓘ
relatedTo Geranium (genus) ⓘ
linked to: Geranium
requires full sun to partial shade ⓘ
well-drained soil ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
tolerates drought (many species and cultivars) ⓘ
typeSpecies Pelargonium zonale ⓘ
linked to: Pelargonium
usedFor essential oil production ⓘ
perfumery ⓘ
traditional medicine (some species) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Geraniaceae → hasGenus → Pelargonium ⓘ
Geraniaceae → isBestKnownFor → Pelargonium ⓘ
Geraniales → includes → Pelargonium ⓘ
Geraniales → includesOrnamentalGenus → Pelargonium ⓘ
Geranium → shouldNotBeConfusedWith → Pelargonium ⓘ
Erodium → distinguishedFrom → Pelargonium ⓘ
Monsonia → relatedTo → Pelargonium ⓘ
Pelargonium → typeSpecies → Pelargonium zonale ⓘ
linked to: Pelargonium
Pelargonium → notableSpecies → Pelargonium zonale ⓘ
linked to: Pelargonium
Pelargonium → notableSpecies → Pelargonium peltatum ⓘ
linked to: Pelargonium
Pelargonium → notableSpecies → Pelargonium graveolens ⓘ
linked to: Pelargonium
Pelargonium → notableSpecies → Pelargonium sidoides ⓘ
linked to: Pelargonium