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Pelargonium × hybridum

(L.) L'Hér. (1789)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Geraniales Family: Geraniaceae Genus: Pelargonium

common geranium, fish geranium

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) Only found in cultivation
Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: W.Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 424 (1789)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Pelargonium × hybridum BYU-HC, Laie silty loam Preserved_Specimen woody shrub to 1'; rounded, scented leaves, masses of colorful flowers Afualo, D. 19 Oahu BISH 1975-02-25
2 Pelargonium × hybridum Kahuku sandy loam Preserved_Specimen 1-2'; velvety green leaves; pink flower heads Weber, L. Oahu BISH 1977-03-11
3 Pelargonium × hybridum National Park, residence #21 Preserved_Specimen Fagerlund, G.O. 78 Hawaii BISH 1942-09-22
4 Pelargonium × hybridum BYU-HC, Laie loam Preserved_Specimen Bushy, hairy with fragrant leaves Ziegelbauer, K. 17 Oahu BISH 1975-02-06
5 Pelargonium × hybridum Kailua; 209 Oneawa Kai Place Grown in front yard. Preserved_Specimen Sprawling herb (garden geranium) to 5' tall (leaning on fence); flws bright crimson; frts green, immature, only sets frt during winter months. Staples, G.W. 1027 Oahu BISH 1995-12-06
6 Pelargonium × hybridum Polynesian Cultural Center clay-loam Preserved_Specimen herb with red flowers Brandow, C.T. 22 Oahu BISH 1967-03-30
7 Pelargonium × hybridum Koloa District. Kalaheo, yard of house at 3605 Kaloke Road. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Perennial herb woody at base, stems to 1 meter high, sprawling, green, succulent, brittle. Foliage green with fish geranium scent, old leaves turning red. Flowers scarlet. Lorence, D.H. 10684 Kauai BISH 2017-02-16
8 Pelargonium × hybridum BYU-HC, Laie clayish Preserved_Specimen Bushy, hairy to 3', somewhat woody. Broadly triangular, stiff, hairy, fragrant leaves, indented at the base and 5-7 lobed, the lobe subdivided and toothed Tiu, C. 5 Oahu BISH 1975-02-15
9 Pelargonium × hybridum BYU-HC clayish Preserved_Specimen bushy, hairy to 3', broadly triangular. Leaves fragrant, indented at the base and 5-7 lobed, the love subdivided and toothed Lee, P. 33 Oahu BISH 1975-03-21
10 Pelargonium × hybridum BYU-HC, Laie kaloiad clay Preserved_Specimen soft woody semishrub; leaf palmate, flower pink, 5-merous Wong, A. 6 Oahu BISH 1980-12-05
11 Pelargonium × hybridum Laie garden, clay loam Preserved_Specimen succulent stems; flowers show clusters Sanchez, S. 29 Oahu BISH 1986-03-18
12 Pelargonium × hybridum Kokee, Halemanu roadside Preserved_Specimen erect herb Bryan Jr., E.H. 1426 Kauai BISH 1940-07-24
13 Pelargonium × hybridum Foster Botanic Garden planter in partial shade Preserved_Specimen Subshrub to 0.7 m; sparsely branched. Flowers magenta with orange-red towards the center; odorless (morning) Lau, J. 1545 Oahu BISH 1985-10-22
14 Pelargonium × hybridum S.Kohala, Lalamilo, Kamuela Transfer Dump Preserved_Specimen sub-shrub to 2', with deep pink, double flowers Herbst, D.R. 5635 Hawaii BISH 1976-01-22
15 Pelargonium × hybridum BYU-HC Oriental Garden sandy clay Preserved_Specimen 2-3' herb, upright, palmately lobed leaves McCulloch, R. 12 Oahu BISH 1975-04-11
16 Pelargonium × hybridum BYU-HC, Laie Loamy clay, partially sunny Preserved_Specimen Loyd, L. 1 Oahu BISH 1977-04-06
17 Pelargonium × hybridum Koloa, Kalaheo, Kukuiolono Golf Course Preserved_Specimen Herb of 4', foliage strongly scented; stems pale green; petioles green; leaves dark green above, paler below; peduncle green; pedicel red-brown; calyx green, heavily tinged brick red (in bud, calyx green); petals vibrant orange-red with base white; lower most petal with dark red veins Flynn, T.W. 3771 Kauai BISH 1990-02-16
18 Pelargonium × hybridum BYU-HC, Laie Preserved_Specimen may become woody, leaves covered with fine down Mackelprang, J. 469 Oahu BISH 1977-04-01
19 Pelargonium × hybridum West slope of Mauna Kea, about 1/2 mile east of Puu Ahumoa Preserved_Specimen A bush about 1.5 meters tall and 2 meters wide growing in mixed naio-mamane (Myoporum-Sophora) forest. Dougill, S. Hawaii BISH 2000-11-20
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