Pelargonium myrrhifolium var. coriandrifolium

Pelargonium myrrhifolium var. coriandrifolium, commonly the myrrh stork’s bill, is a compact perennial reaching about 50 cm in height.

The flowers may be purplish or pink, as well as white like the one in picture. There are thin, pointed and branched purple lines near the base of the two posterior (upper) petals. Flower photos seen on iSpot also show mostly white flowers.

Only two anterior (lower) petals, small and white, are present on the flower. The calyx tube is short, the sepals narrow, folding in and acutely pointed. The style stands tall above the flower, its five thin and purple branches house the stigmas.

The species distribution is in the Western Cape and the Northern Cape.

The plant grows in sandy soil on flats and slopes. It is drought tolerant. The variety is not considered threatened in habitat early in the twenty first century (JSTOR; iSpot; http://blog.scentedleaf.com; www.redlist.sanbi.org).