Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate shrubland

Range

Southern Africa

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

This flowering shrub grows along the rocky slopes of the south-western Cape. Its leaves secrete a sticky, pungent resin that traps small insects upon contact.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Geraniales

Family

Geraniaceae

Genus

Pelargonium

Species

Pelargonium inquinans