Pelargonium graveolens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Geraniales |
Family: | Geraniaceae |
Genus: | Pelargonium |
Species: | P. graveolens
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Binomial name | |
Pelargonium graveolens |
Pelargonium graveolens is a Pelargonium species native to the Cape Provinces and the Northern Provinces of South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.[1] Common names include rose geranium,[1][2] sweet scented geranium,[3] old-fashioned rose geranium,[2] and rose-scent geranium.[1]