Tropaeolaceae FAMILY

Tropaeolum sessilifolium

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Tropaeolum sessilifolium is a Perennial Climber up to 3.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeS. America - Chile.

HabitatRather arid mountain slopes[ 247 Title The New Plantsman. Volume 4. Publication Author Knees. S. Publisher Royal Horticultural Society, London Year 1997 ISBN 1352-4186 Description A few articles of interest, especially Berberdopsis corallina and Tropaeolum species. ]. Open stony slopes and in sand gullies near snow patches at heights around 2,200 metres in the Andes[ 260 Title Conservatory and Indoor Plants Volumes 1 & 2 Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books, London. Year 1998 ISBN 0-330-37376-5 Description Excellent photos of over 1,100 species and cultivars with habits and cultivation details plus a few plant uses. Many species are too tender for outdoors in Britain though there are many that can be grown outside. ].