*Tropaeolum majus Linnaeus. Common name: Nasturtium. Phenology: (May-) Jun-Oct; Jul-Oct. Habitat: Disturbed areas, cultivated and rarely persistent or present around refuse areas, probably not truly established in our area. Distribution: Native of tropical America. Weakly persistent in widely scattered areas, as in se. PA (Rhoads & Klein 1993).
Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics
Taxonomy Comments: Tropaeaolum majus is considered by Sparre & Andersson (1991) to be a taxon of hybrid origin, not known from wild populations.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA7, K4, NE, NY, Sparre & Andersson (1991); = n/a — Pa, RAB, Tat. Basionym: Tropaeolum majus L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Tropaeolum majus - FNA7
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
- Northcentral & Northeast: UPL
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native range: Mexico, Central & South America
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