Peppermint-scented geranium (Pelargonium ovale ovale)
Description
Pelargonium tomentosum, the peppermint-scented geranium, is a pelargonium species native to South Africa. It is in the subgenus Pelargonium along with Pelargonium graveolens and Pelargonium crispum and Pelargonium capitatum. Pelargonium comes from the Greek; Pelargos which means stork. Another name for pelargoniums is storksbills due the shape of their fruit. Tomentosum refers to the soft, furry, tomentose leaves. Pelargonium tomentosum is a tall, spreading species which grows up to a metre wide and a metre high. It is a very soft, hairy plant with a strong mint scent (Due to the menthone in its leaves) and small white flowers in . Its leaves are green-grey in colour and it has wide, three lobe shaped leaves.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Geraniales
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Family: Geraniaceae
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Genus: Pelargonium
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