Rose geranium is the common name of two species of ''
Pelargonium
''Pelargonium'' () is a genus of flowering plants that includes about 280 species of perennial plant, perennials, succulent plant, succulents, and shrubs, common name, commonly called geraniums, pelargoniums, or storksbills. ''Geranium'' is also ...
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Pelargonium graveolens
''Pelargonium graveolens'' is a ''Pelargonium'' species native to the Cape Provinces and the Northern Provinces of South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Common names include rose geranium, '', species native to the
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 ...
and the Northern Provinces of South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique
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Pelargonium capitatum
''Pelargonium capitatum'' is one of several species (including ''Pelargonium graveolens'') known as rose geranium or rose-scented pelargonium in English. The popular names refer to the scent of the essential oils extracted from glandular tissue, ...
'', species found in fynbos along the coast of South Africa, from Lamberts Bay in the Western Cape east to Kwazulu-Natal
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