{"product_id":"pelargonium-klinghardtense","title":"Pelargonium klinghardtense","description":"\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eGeographic \u0026amp; Climate\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_3ad2a233109363df-55\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGeographic Coordinates:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-396 citation-end-396\"\u003eApproximately 27°00'S to 28°35'S, 15°40'E to 16°50'E (spanning the Klinghardt Mountains in Southern Namibia southwards to near the mouth of the Orange River and Richtersveld, Northern Cape, South Africa).\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eClimate Classification:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e BWh \/ BWk (Hot to Cold Arid Coastal\/Fog Desert \u0026amp; Winter-Rainfall Succulent Karoo).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\" id=\"p-rc_3ad2a233109363df-56\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHabitat Characteristics:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-395 citation-end-395\"\u003eFound in extremely arid, stony environments, granite outcrops, quartzite hillslopes, and rock crevices.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Elevations range from roughly 50 to 900 meters above sea level.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e It relies primarily on sparse winter rainfall (annual precipitation often below 100 mm) supplemented by heavy coastal condensation and fogs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-394 citation-end-394\"\u003eSoil substrate consists of well-drained, nutrient-poor mineral grit and weathered rock fragments.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eBotanical Morphology\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_3ad2a233109363df-57\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDiagnostic Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-393\"\u003eBelonging to section \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"42\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-393\"\u003eOtidia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-393\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"50\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-393\"\u003eP. klinghardtense\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-393 citation-end-393\"\u003e is characterized by its smooth, pale green-to-grey, sparsely branched pachycaul stems that lack severe spinescence.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"5\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-392 citation-end-392\"\u003eLeaves are thick, succulently fleshy, glaucous-green, obovate to spathulate with wavy\/undulate margins, borne on short dwarf shoots.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"6\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-391 citation-end-391\"\u003eUnlike species with patterned blooms, its pseudo-umbel inflorescences bear small, unspotted, pure white flowers with 5 regular petals;\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"7\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-390 citation-end-390\"\u003ethe upper two petals are clawed and sharply reflexed backwards by more than 90 degrees.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"8\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-389 citation-end-389\"\u003ePollen is distinctively bright orange.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"9\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\" id=\"p-rc_3ad2a233109363df-58\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGrowth Habit:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-388 citation-end-388\"\u003eWinter-growing pachycaul stem succulent.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"10\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-387 citation-end-387\"\u003eStrict summer dormant phase where leaves yellow, dry, and drop completely to retain moisture.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"11\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Growth rate is slow; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-386 citation-end-386\"\u003emature specimens reach a height of 30 cm to 80 cm, forming a stout, chunky trunk structure.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"12\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Etymology\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" id=\"p-rc_3ad2a233109363df-59\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEtymology:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The generic name \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"28\"\u003ePelargonium\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e derives from the Greek \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"63\"\u003epelargos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (stork),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e referring to the stork-bill shape of the seed capsule.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-385\"\u003eThe specific epithet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"157\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-385\"\u003eklinghardtense\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-385 citation-end-385\"\u003e directly references its type locality in the Klinghardt Mountains (Klinghardtberge) located in the Sperrgebiet region of southern Namibia.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"13\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\" id=\"p-rc_3ad2a233109363df-60\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistorical Context:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e First scientifically described by German botanist Reinhard Gustav Paul Knuth in 1922 (published in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"119\"\u003eRepertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) based on botanical collections gathered during early 20th-century field expeditions in the German South-West Africa territory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-384 citation-end-384\"\u003eHighly sought after in collector horticulture for its swollen trunk habit and minimal, sculptural branching silhouette.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"14\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BotanicalCollector","offers":[{"title":"No.6345|W2.9cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":71873627881725,"sku":"71873627881725","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"No.6348|W3cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":71873627914493,"sku":"71873627914493","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"No.6352|W3.3cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":71873627947261,"sku":"71873627947261","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"No.6356|W7.8cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":71873627980029,"sku":"71873627980029","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3552\/4605\/files\/6345_1__wm_color.jpg?v=1794316293","url":"https:\/\/www.botanicalcollector.com\/products\/pelargonium-klinghardtense","provider":"BotanicalCollector","version":"1.0","type":"link"}