Pelargonium australe

Austral Stork's-bill at Surf Beach, NSW

Pelargonium australe at Surf Beach, NSW - 28 Mar 2020
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Malva parviflora 28 Mar 2020 LyndalT

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I have pics of the leaves if you need them

3 comments

   29 Mar 2020
P. australe has large leaves. Note the flower is irregular, wheras Malva has all petals regular I think.
   29 Mar 2020
Just to check since it looks like this sighting was a little off the coastline: it might be good to add the pic of the leaves and a brief description of the immediate environment ie sandy, on a cliffline etc. Definitely belongs to Family Geraniaceae.
JackieMiles wrote:
   23 Jun 2020
Some context to give a hint about flower size would be good too. Pelargonium inodorum is a common post-fire coloniser and not restricted to the coast. It has much smaller flowers than australe, but I can't tell what size the flowers are in this photo. If you can add leaf photos to this sighting that would also be useful.

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  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 28 Mar 2020 02:33 PM Recorded on
  • LyndalT Recorded by

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