Peppermint-scented geranium

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Pelargonium tomentosum

Peppermint-scented geranium, a reference photo
Photo: Michael Wolf · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Pelargonium tomentosum, the peppermint-scented geranium, is a pelargonium species native to South Africa. It is in the subgenus Pelargonium along with Pelargonium graveolens, Pelargonium crispum and Pelargonium capitatum.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Peppermint-scented geranium being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Geraniales
Family
Geraniaceae
Species
Pelargonium tomentosum

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