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Pelargonium quercifolium

Scientific Name

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

Synonyms

Geranium quercifolium L. f.

Family

Geraniaceae

Common Names

almond geranium, almond-scented geranium, oak leafed geranium, oak-leaf geranium, oakleaf geranium, oak-leaf pelargonium, oakleaf pelargonium, oak-leaved geranium, pelargonium, staghorn oak geranium, village oak geranium

Origin

Native to southern Africa (i.e. South Africa).

Naturalised Distribution

Locally naturalised in the coastal districts of southern Victoria. Possibly naturalised in New South Wales.

Also naturalised overseas in California in south-western USA.

Notes

Oak-leaved geranium (Pelargonium quercifolium) is regarded as a minor environmental weed in Victoria. This species is occasionally grown as a garden ornamental and has become naturalised on coastal sand dunes in southern Victoria (e.g. at Anglesea). It was first recorded as naturalised in 1983, and is currently ranked as a minor environmental weed in the Angahook-Otways region.