Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Pelargonium

Family: Geraniaceae (Geranium)

Distribution: Western Cape

Habitat: shady moist areas in the shelter of overhanging rocks

National red list: Least Concern

Life form: Shrub / sub-shrub

Comments: This small woody shrub is covered in glandular hairs, but has no aroma. It only occurs in the mountain ranges between Porterville and Touws Rivier, where it grows in coarse sandy soils in the shelter of sandstone boulders and flowers during the hot summer months.