Geraniaceae
Horseshoe geranium
Pelargonium zonale
- Family
- Geraniaceae
- Genus
- Pelargonium
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Common names
By language (6)
- Afrikaans
- Wilde-malva
- Arabic
- الخبيزة الأفرنجية, حُبيرا, قرينة
- Chinese
- 马蹄纹天竺葵
- English
- Horseshoe geranium, Geranium, Zonal geranium
- German
- Zonal-Pelargonie
- Japanese
- 紋天竺葵
Synonyms
- Campylia variegata Sweet
- Ciconium clarum Hoffmanns.
- Ciconium cocciniflorum Hoffmanns.
- Ciconium crenatum Hoffmanns.
- Ciconium densiflorum Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Ciconium leptopetalum Sweet
- Ciconium leucanthum Hoffmanns.
- Ciconium marginatum (Cav.) Hoffmanns.
- Ciconium placidum Hoffmanns.
- Ciconium rosula Hoffmanns.
- Ciconium siccifolium Hoffmanns.
- Ciconium stenopetalum Hoffmanns.
- Ciconium zonale (L.) Hoffmanns.
- Geraniospermum zonale (L.) Kuntze
- Geranium marginatum Cav.
- Geranium quadricolor Verschaff.
- Geranium stenopetalum Andrews
- Geranium zonale L.
- Hoarea amoena Sweet
- Hoarea marginata (Cav.) Sweet
- Pelargonium amoenum hort. ex F.Dietr.
- Pelargonium clarum Hoffmanns.
- Pelargonium crenatum Hoffmanns.
- Pelargonium crenatum Link
- Pelargonium densiflorum Steud.
- Pelargonium leptopetalum Steud.
- Pelargonium leucanthum Hoffmanns. ex F.Dietr.
- Pelargonium marginatum (Cav.) Link
- Pelargonium novum hort. ex Steud.
- Pelargonium placidum Hoffmanns.
- Pelargonium rosula Hoffmanns.
- Pelargonium sanguineum Loisel.
- Pelargonium siccifolium Hoffmanns. ex F.Dietr.
- Pelargonium stenopetalum Ehrh.
- Pelargonium variegatum hort. ex Steud.
- Pelargonium zonale unranked foliis-variegatis André
- Pelargonium zonale var. lacunosum Ten.
- Pelargonium zonale var. marginatum (Cav.) G.Don
- Pelargonium zonale var. quadricolor Rothsch.
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 503 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rosillo Martinez Maria, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gaya Mercè, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Karen Eichholz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Georg Pudack, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.