Geraniaceae
Gooseberry geranium
Pelargonium grossularioides
- Family
- Geraniaceae
- Genus
- Pelargonium
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Common names
By language (3)
- Afrikaans
- Rooirabas, Rooirabasam, Rooirabassam, Rooistingelhoutbas
- English
- Gooseberry geranium
- Swedish
- Kokospelargon
Synonyms
- Erodium nilagiricum Schltdl. ex Hook.f.
- Geraniospermum grossulariodes Kuntze
- Geranium alceoides Burm.f.
- Geranium anceps (L'Hér.) Poir.
- Geranium grossularioides L.
- Geranium parviflorum Andrews
- Pelargonium acugnaticum Thouars
- Pelargonium anceps [Soland.]
- Pelargonium filicaule R.Knuth
- Pelargonium grossulariifolium Salisb.
- Pelargonium grossularioides var. anceps (L'Her.) Harv.
- Pelargonium parvirostre R.A.Dyer
- Peristera anceps (L'Hér.) Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Peristera grossularioides Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Peristera nummulariifolia Eckl. & Zeyh.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, South Africa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, South Africa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, South Africa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, South Africa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, South Africa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, South Africa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: NIcola van Berkel, South Africa, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.