Pelargonium fissifolium in habitat
P. fissifolium is a geophyte with pinnate to irregularly bipinnatifid leaves, the plants may exhibit a variation in leaf form. Young plants usually have simple to trifoliolate leaves, whereas those of the older plants are bipinnatifid. This leaf development is an annual phenomenon, as the first leaves of the season are simple to pinnatilobed and the younger ones pinnate to bipinnatifid. The pinnae are usually deeply incised and the segments laciniate, hence the specific epithet fissifolium or the common name of cleft-leaved geranium. Flowering time is in October and November when leaves are fading or after they have dried.
Montagu area, Western Cape, South Africa
Pelargonium fissifolium in habitat
P. fissifolium is a geophyte with pinnate to irregularly bipinnatifid leaves, the plants may exhibit a variation in leaf form. Young plants usually have simple to trifoliolate leaves, whereas those of the older plants are bipinnatifid. This leaf development is an annual phenomenon, as the first leaves of the season are simple to pinnatilobed and the younger ones pinnate to bipinnatifid. The pinnae are usually deeply incised and the segments laciniate, hence the specific epithet fissifolium or the common name of cleft-leaved geranium. Flowering time is in October and November when leaves are fading or after they have dried.
Montagu area, Western Cape, South Africa