Pelargonium peltatum is a scrambling perennial plant with shallow or deeply five lobed, circular to heart-shaped, somewhat fleshy leaves, sometimes with a differently coloured semicircular band, that has been assigned to the cranesbill family. It carries umbel-like inflorescences with 2–10, white to mauve, bilateral symmetrical flowers, each with a "spur" that is merged with the flower stalk. It is known by several common names including ivy-leaved pelargonium and cascading geranium. It is native to southern and eastern South Africa. In its home range, it flowers year round but most vigorously from August to October.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Pelargonium peltatum has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens7
Marker genes5
GenBank sequences9
eDNA detections5
Countries1
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
★matK3★rbcL4★rbcLa★ITS2★ITS2
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualPelargonium peltatum carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — GIBBY, M., F. Albers & B. Prinsloo. 1990. Karyological studies in Pelargonium sects. Ciconium, Dibrachya and Jenkinsonia (Geraniaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 170: 151–159.
CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — DAKER, M.G. 1969. Chromosome numbers of Pelargonium species and cultivars. J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 94: 346 353.
CCDB · book-indian_vol1 — Daker, M.G. 1969
CCDB · book-fedorov — Gauger 1937
CCDB · book-fedorov — Warburg 1938b
CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants — Warburg 1938
CCDB · Oberlander2016 — Gibby et al., 1990 Gauger, 1937
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — COFFIN, J. L. & P. M. HARNEY. 1978. Intersubgeneric crosses within the genus Pelargonium. Euphytica 27: 567–576.
CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 — Coffin & Harney 1978
CCDB · book-indian_vol1 — Takagi, F. 1928 ; Gauger, W. 1937
CCDB · book-fedorov — Takagi 1928b
CCDB · book-fedorov — Gauger 1937
CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants — Gauger 1937
CCDB · Oberlander2016 — Gibby et al., 1990 Gauger, 1937
n 91×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — GIBBY, M., F. Albers & B. Prinsloo. 1990. Karyological studies in Pelargonium sects. Ciconium, Dibrachya and Jenkinsonia (Geraniaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 170: 151–159.
Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy96% within 1 km
≤100 m 889≤1 km 142≤10 km 32>10 km 15
1 078 georeferenced · 165 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor1 243
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Coordinate accuracy74% within 1 km
≤100 m 16≤1 km 18≤10 km 11>10 km 1
46 georeferenced · 234 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence280
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy
no georeferenced coordinates · 1 records without
Open the mapnot free-living1
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
10Collections & institutions
Holding institutions33 of 51 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Pretoria, ZA
133
Christchurch, NZ
17
Durango, MX
14
Santa Barbara, US
12
Auckland, NZ
9
Durban, ZA
9
Saint Louis, US
6
Cape Town, ZA
6
Henry Brockhouse Collectionlocation not on record
5
Riobamba, EC
4
San Diego, US
3
Adelaide, AU
3
MAlocation not on record
3
València, ES
3
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
3
Riverside, US
3
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record
2
Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)location not on record
2
Wellington, NZ
2
Catalina Island Conservancylocation not on record
2
Universidad de Caldas (UCaldas)location not on record
2
Davis, US
2
Salzburg, AT
1
Mexico City, MX
1
GHPG$location not on record
1
Vancouver, CA
1
Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas - SINCHIlocation not on record
1
Badajoz, ES
1
Armidale, AU
1
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX
1
Xinxiang, CN
1
Rotorua, NZ
1
MSB-3054location not on record
1
Los Angeles, US
1
La Paz, BO
1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
1
Bern, CH
1
Denver, US
1
Puerto Ayora, EC
1
College of the Atlantic, Museumlocation not on record
1
Parkville, AU
1
QAPlocation not on record
1
Vitoria, ES
1
San Diego Natural History Museum, Herbariumlocation not on record
1
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
1
UNIVILLElocation not on record
1
Canberra, AU
1
LNBG$location not on record
1
Juriquilla, MX
1
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
1
Dekalb, US
1
51 institutions · 274 of 280 vouchered records shown · 5 without an institution code
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
09Environmental DNA5 detections
Where the DNA of Pelargonium peltatum was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Detections DNA found5
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 5 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
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How strong is each trace?
DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.
Modelled climatemodelled
−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C
Temperature median13.6 °C 13.6–13.6
Seasonal swing summer↔winter9.50 °C
Max temp (day)18.4 °C
Min temp (night)8.70 °C
Precipitation69.8 mm/mo
Air humidity60.6 %
Moisture balance4.80 mm/mo
Vapour deficit612 Pa
Wind speed2.00 m/s
Cloud cover37.6 %
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 1 detection point · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.
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GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 527 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI5 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics7 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype