Rose-scented geranium (Pelargonium capitatum)

Rose-scented geranium, a reference photo — Photo: Kurt Stüber [1] · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Pelargonium capitatum is one of several species (including Pelargonium graveolens) known as rose geranium or rose-scented pelargonium in English. The popular names refer to the scent of the essential oils extracted from glandular tissue, not the flowers, which have hardly any scent to speak of. Some of the species are known as kusmalva (meaning, roughly, "coastal geranium") in Afrikaans.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Rose-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.

Easily confused with

Pelargonium cucullatum
Pelargonium vitifolium
Pelargonium panduriforme

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Geraniales
Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Pelargonium
Species: Pelargonium capitatum

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