Pelargonium ranunculophyllum flower

    Pelargonium ranunculophyllum flower
    Author: Ivan Lätti
    Photographer: Judd Kirkel Welwitch

    The flowers of Pelargonium ranunculophyllum grow on short pedicels in umbels on long peduncles well above the leaves. Only two or three flowers usually form one umbel.

    Five narrow sepals tapering to pointed tips are positioned below the corolla, shorter than the petals. The sepals are pale green, covered in fine, white hairs, as can be seen on the unopened buds in picture.

    The white or pink corollas are small, the oblong petals narrow. The petal tips are rounded, square or shallowly notched. The upper two petals may have red markings, the lower three are clear. 

    A cluster of cylindrical anthers, pale yellow in the photo, but often orange when ripe, are visible in the flower centre. Some of the stamens are shorter than the rest (iSpot; htpps://www.pelargoniumspeciesworld.com).     

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