Tropaeolum minus L.

Dwarf nasturtium (en), Capucine Petite (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Tropaeolaceae > Tropaeolum

Characteristics

A bushy herb. It keeps growing from year to year.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows at high altitudes in the tropics. It needs a sunny position. It suits hardiness zone 8-11.
More
Moist places at higher elevations.
Not known
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

The leaves and flowers are eaten in salads. The unripe fruits and flower buds are pickled in vinegar and used for seasoning.
Uses environmental use food material medicinal seasoning
Edible flowers leaves pods seeds
Therapeutic use Bactericide (unspecified), Eye (unspecified), Fungicide (unspecified), Inflammation (unspecified), Itch (unspecified), Urogenital (unspecified), Antibiotic (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Kidney (unspecified), Scurvy (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Cystitis (unspecified), Gastritis (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Tropaeolum minus unspecified picture

Distribution

Tropaeolum minus world distribution map, present in Ecuador and Peru

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:260041-2
WFO ID wfo-0001142906
COL ID 7CVJW
BDTFX ID 79398
INPN ID 611311
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cardamindum minus Trophaeum minus Tropaeolum minus Tropaeolum minus var. coccineum Tropaeolum minus var. schillingii Tropaeolum minus var. brunneum Tropaeolum minus var. tompouce