Pelargonium citronellum 

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Pelargonium citronellum under cultivation in Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Peninsula, South Africa. [photo H.G. Robertson, Iziko ©]

Occurs in the winter rainfall karoo (near Ladismith), near streams on clay. Flowers can also be pinkish purple. Crushed leaves are lemon-scented. Flowers from August to January.