Pelargonium citronellum
J. J. A. van der Walt
Lemon geranium
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves - flavour, Leaves - tea
Fresh leaves are used in cooking to impart a lemon flavour, particularly in desserts, punch, and vinegar. The leaves are also brewed into tea.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant.
Canada, North America, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Botswana, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Eswatini, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A subtropical herb in the Geraniaceae family with lemon-scented foliage.
References (2)
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 118
- S. African J. Bot. 2:79. 1983
