Geraniaceae
Thorny pelargonium
Pelargonium spinosum
- Family
- Geraniaceae
- Genus
- Pelargonium
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Gifdoring, Noerap
- English
- Thorny pelargonium
Synonyms
- Geraniospermum spinosum (Willd.) Kuntze
- Geranium pungens Poir.
Flowers
- In flower
- August to September (from 9 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: leandra-k_89, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: dune_ninja, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: dune_ninja, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: dune_ninja, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: dune_ninja, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.