Pelargonium × asperum

Japanese: Pelargonium×asperum
Pelargonium × asperum

...Perennial plant of the Geraniaceae family (illustration). Its Japanese name is Tenjiku-aoi. It is currently classified as Pelargonium , but in horticulture, its old genus name Geranium is still used. What is commonly called geranium is a hybrid of P. zonale L., native to South Africa, and P. inquinans Ait., among others, and there are many lineages and varieties. It is a herbaceous semi-shrub-like perennial plant that is not cold-tolerant, with circular, heart- to kidney-shaped leaves with shallow notches, and those with a strong Pelargonium lineage often have brown rings on the leaves. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Pelargonium × asperum" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…フウロソウ科の多年草(イラスト)。和名はテンジクアオイ。現在はテンジクアオイ属Pelargoniumとして分類されているが,園芸的には旧属名ゲラニウムGeraniumをそのまま使用している。一般にゼラニウムと呼ばれているものは,南アフリカ原産のモンテンジクアオイP.zonale L.を中心にP.inquinans Ait.などを交配して改良したもので,多くの系統,品種がある。草本質の半低木状となる耐寒性のない多年草で,浅い欠刻のある円状心臓形~腎臓形の葉をつけ,モンテンジクアオイの系統が強く出たものは,葉に褐色輪紋を現すことが多い。…

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