Tropaeolum patagonicum Speg.

Species

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.15m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Mud or open wet grassland, especially in seasonally dry shallow lakes, between latitudes 42 and 54°south.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-9
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible flowers leaves roots tubers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Tropaeolum patagonicum world distribution map, present in Argentina

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:311906-2
WFO ID wfo-0000459758
COL ID 7CVK4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Tropaeolum patagonicum Trophaeastrum patagonicum