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Pelargonium acetosum

species of plant

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 24, 2023
Entity authorityQ7213260 ↗
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Pelargonium acetosum, the sorrel cranesbill or sorrel-leaved pelargonium, is a species of flowering plant in the family Geraniaceae, native to the eastern Cape Provinces of South Africa. A perennial reaching 60 cm (24 in) with salmon‑pink flowers, it is available from commercial suppliers. The sour‑tasting young leaves are eaten in South Africa in a manner similar to sorrel (Rumex acetosa).

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“Pelargonium acetosum” enters the record as species of plant. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Pelargonium, acetosum and species can confirm, complicate or overturn.

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The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 24, 2023. The linked authority identifier is Q7213260. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference.

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This entry incorporates text from “Pelargonium acetosum” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.