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'''Pelargonium graveolens''' is an uncommon Pelargonium species and it is native to the Cape Provinces and the Northern Provinces of South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.<ref name="int"/> It is in the subgenus Pelargonium along with Pelargonium crispum and Pelargonium tomentosum.

== Description Uses=={{Uses|Bleeding}}, {{Uses|pre-menstrual}}, {{Uses|menopausal problems}}, {{Uses|nausea}}, {{Uses|tonsillitis}}, {{Uses|poor circulation}}, {{Uses|acne}}, {{Uses|haemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|eczema}}, {{Uses|bruises}} ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}} ==Chemical Composition==Citronellol, Geraniol, Citronellyl formate, Gamma-Eudesmol, Isomenthone, Linalool, Geranyl formate, Menthone<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Rose geranium}} ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Evergreen Shrub}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Landscape Uses:Container, Specimen. Requires a light well-drained neutral to alkaline soil in a sunny position<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Near the Hex river}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">Cyathea glauca in Pelargonium graveolens field.jpg

Feuilles de Pelargonium graveolens is an erect, multi-branched shrub, that grows up to 1.5 m and has a spread of 1 m. The leaves are deeply incised leaves are velvety and soft to the touch (due to glandular hairs). The flowers vary from pale pink to almost white and the plant flowers from August to January. The leaves may be strongly rose-scented, although the leaf shape and scent vary. Some plants are very strongly scented and others have little or no scent. Some leaves are deeply incised and others less so, being slightly lobed like P. capitatum.jpg

== Uses == Géranium en mars.jpg*Both the true species and the cultivated plant may be called rose geranium – pelargoniums are often called geraniums, as they fall within the plant family Geraniaceae, and were previously classified in the same genus Pelargonium graveolens (6370565175). The common Pjpg  Pelargonium graveolens (6370574457). 'Graveolens' or P. 'Rosat' has great importance in the perfume industryjpg  Pelargonium graveolens (6370583691).jpg  * Pelargonium distillates and absolutes, commonly known as "geranium oil", are sold for aromatherapy and massage therapy applicationsgraveolens (6370593911).jpg *As a flavoring, the flowers and leaves are used in cakes, jams, jellies, ice creams, sorbets, salads, sugars,<ref name="uses"/> and teas. *It is used as a flavoring agent in some pipe tobaccos, being one of the characteristic "Lakeland scentsPelargonium graveolens (6370606849)."jpg

<references> <ref name== References == "chemical composition">[http://ayurvedicoils.com/tag/chemical-constituents-of-geranium-oil "Chemical constituents"]</ref>

<references><ref name="intLeaf">[https://npgswebweb.arsarchive.org/web/20131226161459/http://www.wildflowers-gringuide.govcom/gringlobal/taxonomydetail39-agrimony.aspx?317549 html "Pelargonium graveolens information from NPGS/GRINwayback machine"]</ref> <ref name="usesHow to plant/cultivate">[httphttps://theepicentrewww.pfaf.comorg/spice/scented-geraniumUser/ Plant.aspx?LatinName=Pelargonium+graveolens "Scented GeraniumCultivation details"]</ref>

== External Links ==* [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0972060X.2009.10643735 Chemical Composition and Uses of Indian Rose-Scented Geranium]*[httpshttp://enwww.wikipediabepls.orgcom/wikisep_2014/Pelargonium_graveolens 31.pdf Pelargonium graveolens on Chemical Composition and Essential Oils of Pelargonium graveolens ]* [http://theepicentre.com/spice/scented- Wikipediageranium/ Pelargonium graveolens on the e pi centre]* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Pelargonium+graveolens Rose geranium on useful trophical plants]