Tropaeolum majus, L.
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Plazi |
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Tropaeolum majus |
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1. T. majus L. View in CoL , Sp. Pl. 345, [1231] (1753).
Glabrous annual or perennial. Leaves 4-15 cm, peltate, orbicular, subentire to somewhat angular or sinuate. Flowers 3-6 cm in diameter, orange or red to yellow, or parti-coloured; spur 2-4 cm, straight, cylindrical; limb of petal orbicular, more or less equalling claw; 3 lower petals ciliate at base. Widely cultivated in gardens; frequently escaping and locally naturalized. [Au BI Ga Hs.] (Peru to Colombia.)
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