[smgrowers.com] South Africa Native, Etymology: Geranium incanum is native to southwestern and eastern South Africa where it is found scrambling about through other plants. The etymology of the genus name Geranium, and the family Geraniaceae, is derived from the Greek word, 'geranos' which means "crane" from the seed capsule's resemblance to beak of this bird. The specific epithet is from the Latin word ' meaning grayish or hoary in reference to a pale grayish-white color of the underside of the leaves. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)