Pelargonium tomentosum
Common names
Peppermint Geranium
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Flower colours
Red/Pink, White
Similar taxa
Peppermint geranium is easily recognised by its rather large, velvety hairy leaves, strongly smelling of peppermint.
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Ecology
Year naturalised
1944
Origin
South Africa
Other information
Etymology
pelargonium: Stork’s bill