Allergen:
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Geranium, bedding |
Family name:
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Geranium family |
Scientific name:
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Pelargonium zonale (L.) L´Herit. ex Aiton |
Family name latin:
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Geraniaceae |
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| Description: |
Up to approx. 50 cm in height, frost-sensitive semishrub with sinuated but undivided leaves; flowers in many colors, umbellarly heaped towards the end of the inflorescence stem; partly entomgomous ; flowering season : VI - X; main inhalation substance is geraniol – not to be confused with geranium oil, which is occasionally listed under the same name - , one of the most frequently used compounds in the perfume industry;
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| Occurence: |
Native to South Africa, this plant has been cultivated since the begining of the 18th century and is now a very popular garden, potted and balcony plant;
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| Related species: |
After intense cultivation, the preserved cultivated types originate from a relatively large group of species and for that reason are floristically categorized under the hybrid term Pelargonium x hortorum L. H. Bailey.
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| Allergy trigger: |
Pollen, approx. 80 µm;
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| Invasions path: |
Inhalative (June - October);
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| Synonyms: |
geranium, zonal pelargonium;
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| Allergology: |
Only very small amounts are emitted into the air. Some types have double flowers or don’t contain any stamen at all. The pollen can only become effective by an intense contact with the plants.
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| Clinical relevance: |
light
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