Geraniaceae

Oakleaf geranium

Pelargonium quercifolium (L.f.) L'Hér.

Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Pelargonium

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Oakleaf geranium (Pelargonium quercifolium) — FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Afrikaans: Muishondbos, Muishondbossie
Arabic: لقلقي بلوطي الأوراق
English: Oakleaf geranium
Persian: شمعدانی ارغوانی

Synonyms

Geraniospermum quercifolium Kuntze
Geranium oxoniense Andrews
Geranium quercifolium L.f.
Geranium terebinthinaceum Ait. ex Murray
Pelargonium karrooense R.Knuth
Pelargonium spinii Colla

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Paul Hoekman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Karen Eichholz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Keith Edkins, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Keith Edkins, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Di Turner, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Dinkum, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, 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.