Tropaeolum majus L.

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Tropaeolum majus

Photo: Bart Wursten
La Rochelle Hotel, in front of the main terrace

Tropaeolum majus

Photo: Bart Wursten
La Rochelle

Tropaeolum majus

Photo: Mark Hyde
Helsdon Avenue, New Alexandra Park

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Common names: Garden nasturtium (English) Indian cress (English)
Description: Annual herb with trailing stems up to c. 1 m long, widely cultivated as a garden plant and often used in salads. Leaves nearly circular, 3-15 cm in diameter, green to blue-green above, paler beneath, distinctly peltate with the petiole, 5-30 cm long, attached nearly in the centre of the lamina. Flowers yellow, orange or red, often with darker markings at the base of the petals, 2.5-6 cm in diameter, with a basal spur 2.5-3 cm long. Fruit c. 2 cm in diameter, with 3 one-seeded segments.
Notes: Notes: It has been included on the basis of at least one record as a garden escape along a roadside.
This species is probably of cultivated, hybrid origin.
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Worldwide distribution: South America. Known as an invasive introduction in Hawai and New Zealand.
Growth form(s): Climber.
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Image last updated: Tuesday 15 February 2011
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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Tropaeolum majus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Tropaeolum majus

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Tropaeolum majus
African Plant Database: Tropaeolum majus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Tropaeolum majus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Tropaeolum majus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Tropaeolum majus
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iNaturalist: Tropaeolum majus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Tropaeolum majus
JSTOR Plant Science: Tropaeolum majus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Tropaeolum majus
Plants of the World Online: Tropaeolum majus
Tropicos: Tropaeolum majus
Wikipedia: Tropaeolum majus


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Tropaeolum majus.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=132870, retrieved 19 March 2024

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