Pelargonium spp.

Pelargonium spp. is toxic to cats, dogs and horses. The reported severity is moderate. Also known as Geraniums and Storksbills, True Storksbills and Garden Geranium.

dogs cats horses

Mild Moderate Severe Critical

If your animal ate this plant, call your veterinarian, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control on (888) 426-4435 or the Pet Poison Helpline on (855) 764-7661. Fees may apply.

Symptoms to watch for

Vomiting Loss Of Appetite Depression Dermatitis Incoordination Weakness Low Body Temperature

The color of each symptom follows the severity scale above.

About

Pelargonium is a genus of flowering plants commonly called geraniums, pelargoniums, or storksbills. It includes about 280 species of perennials, succulents, and shrubs. Taxonomist Carl Linnaeus originally included all the species of Pelargonium and Geranium under the latter name. In 1789, Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle separated them into two genera.

Common Names

  • Geraniums and Storksbills
  • True Storksbills
  • Garden Geranium
  • Rose-Scented Geranium
  • Wild Mallow
  • Ivy Geranium
  • Night-Scented Pelargonium
  • Myrrhleaf Storksbill
  • Regal Pelargonium
  • Horseshoe Geranium
  • Peninsula Hooded Storksbill
  • Austral Stork's-Bill
  • Mantle Storksbill
  • Lurid Storksbill
  • Velvet Storksbill
  • Coarse Myrrhleaf Storksbill
  • Camphor Storksbill
  • Long Storksbill
  • Heartleaf Storksbill
  • Magenta Stork's-Bill
  • Coconut Geranium
  • Corianderleaf Storksbill
  • Scented Storksbill
  • Ovalleaf Storksbill
  • Feather-Red Storksbill
  • Sticky Storksbill
  • Butterfly Storksbill

Also recorded as Geranium, Geraniums, Pelargoniums, stork's bills and storkbills.

Facts

Family
Geraniaceae
Duration
Annual, Perennial
Growth habit
Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub, Vine
In the wild
ZA, AU, US, NZ, NA, ES + more
Source
Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Elsewhere

Countries with the most wild observations, from GBIF data.