Pelargonium × domesticum

L.H.Bailey (1916)

This name is accepted

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

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Potentially naturalizing

Island Status

Kaua'i Potentially naturalizing
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Stand. Cycl. Hort. 5: 2532 (1916)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:727 (K? [as Pelargonium sp., cult. and persisting or escaping in Kōke‘e State Park]); Staples & Herbst 2005:340 (KEY), 341 (DESCR); Brock et al. 2023:149 (K? [adventive, Kōkeʻe State Park, 2017]); Note: stabilized hybrid

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Pelargonium × domesticum Kokee, Sloggett Road at State Enforcement Cabin with Sequoia, Lampranthus, Fuchsia and Cupressus Preserved_Specimen Much branched herb of 4', becoming woody at base. Petals dark red becoming dark pink at base with darker red veins Flynn, T.W. 2731 Kauai BISH 1988-01-28
2 Pelargonium × domesticum Kilauea, Park residence #13 Preserved_Specimen flowers: deep red-lavender, fragrant Fagerlund, G.O. 696 Hawaii BISH 1943-07-30
3 Pelargonium × domesticum Waimea District. Growing at an abandoned cabin site near where Makaha Ridge Road meets HWY 550. Spreading, apparently vegetatively, from an abandoned cultivation site through an open field among tall grass. Preserved_Specimen Mounding, sprawling herb with decumbent stems; leaves funnel/cup shaped, never laying flat, with a strong odor; flowers bright fushia, petals arranged bisymmetrically. IDd according to Staples & Herbst (2005) distinguished from P. x hortorum by having toothed leaf margins and larger upper petals with darker stripes whe Brock, K. 1063 Kauai BISH 2017-07-06