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Tropaeolaceae
Tropaeolum

not marked as a favorite taxon *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).

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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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image #1 of Tropaeolum majus© Susana S. Neves, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Susana S. Neves source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Tropaeolum majus© Susana S. Neves, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Susana S. Neves source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Tropaeolum majus© Joey Shaw source | Original Image ⭷
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native range: Mexico, Central & South America



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