Tropaeolaceae FAMILY

Tropaeolum minus

Edibility

4/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Tropaeolum minus is an annual to short-lived perennial plant growing around 30cm tall. The plant provides edible flowers, leaves and seeds, has insect repellent properties and various medicinal applications. It is sometimes cultivated as an ornament, though it has been largely superseded in the garden by Tropaeolum majus and hybrids between the two species[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeS. America - Peru, Ecuador

HabitatMoist places at higher elevations[ 434 Title Flora of Peru Publication Author Macbride. J.F. Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1936 ISBN Description An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet. ].