Geraniaceae
Scarlet geranium
Pelargonium inquinans
- Family
- Geraniaceae
- Genus
- Pelargonium
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Common names
By language (4)
- Afrikaans
- Wilde-malva
- Chinese
- 小花天竺葵
- English
- Scarlet geranium
- Korean
- 제라늄
Synonyms
- Ciconium cerinum Sweet
- Ciconium inquinans Hoffmanns.
- Ciconium lavaterifolium Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Ciconium urenifolium Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Geraniospermum inquinans Kuntze
- Geranium inquinans L.
- Pelargonium cerinum DC.
- Pelargonium lavaterifolium Steud.
- Pelargonium urenifolium (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DenesFeri, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, 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.