Pelargonium radens is a much branched, evergreen and fragrant shrub reaching heights from 1 m to 1,5 m.
The species distribution is in the Western Cape in the Little Karoo and the Eastern Cape.
The habitat is sheltered ravines and gorges near streams or among shrubs on mountain slopes. The species is not considered to be threatened in its habitat early in the twenty first century (Vlok and Schutte-Vlok, 2015; Bond and Goldblatt, 1984; iNaturalist; http://redlist.sanbi.org).