Ivy Geranium
Ivy Geranium
Pelargonium peltatum
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate shrubland
Range
Southern Africa
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

Ivy Geranium is a purple perennial plant that grows on the ground in clusters. It has five, sometimes differently colored, circular-to-heart-shaped leaves.

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 peltatum