''Pelargonium acetosum'', the sorrel cranesbill or sorrel-leaved pelargonium, is a species of flowering plant in the family

Geraniaceae Geraniaceae is a family of flowering plants placed in the order Geraniales. The family name is derived from the genus ''Geranium''. The family includes both the genus ''Geranium'' (the cranesbills, or true geraniums) and the garden plants called ...

, native to the eastern

Cape Provinces The Cape Provinces of South Africa is a biogeographical area used in the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD). It is part of the WGSRPD region 27 Southern Africa. The area has the code "CPP". It includes the Sou ...

of South Africa. A perennial reaching with salmonpink flowers, it is available from commercial suppliers. The sourtasting young leaves are eaten in South Africa in a manner similar to

sorrel Sorrel (''Rumex acetosa''), also called common sorrel or garden sorrel, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Polygonaceae. Other names for sorrel include spinach dock and narrow-leaved dock ('dock' being a common name for the genus '' ...

(''Rumex acetosa'').

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acetosum Garden plants of Southern Africa Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces Plants described in 1789 {{Geraniaceae-stub