Geraniaceae

Balm-scented pelargonium

Pelargonium glutinosum (Jacq.) L'Hér.

Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Pelargonium

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Balm-scented pelargonium (Pelargonium glutinosum) — FlowerPhoto: YvettevWijk, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Afrikaans: Taaiblaarmalva
English: Balm-scented pelargonium, Sticky-leaf pelargonium

Synonyms

Geraniospermum glutinosum Kuntze
Geraniospermum viscosissimum Kuntze
Geranium crataegifolium Roth
Geranium glutinosum Jacq.
Geranium viscosum Scop.
Pelargonium bacchantum De Kleist ex F.Dietr.
Pelargonium erectum R.Knuth
Pelargonium glutinosum var. laciniatum Ten.
Pelargonium viscosissimum Sweet

Photos

FlowerPhoto: YvettevWijk, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Scott Zona from Miami, Florida, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinkum, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinkum, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.