Garden Nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Delhi & more
How to identify Garden Nasturtium
Identify Garden Nasturtium by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- In India, compare location records such as West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Tropaeolaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Garden Nasturtium.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tropaeolum majus
- Genus
- Tropaeolum
- Family
- Tropaeolaceae
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Kerala, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Mizoram
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Tropaeolaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
Typical of the Tropaeolaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Garden Nasturtium
Garden nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) is a species in the Tropaeolaceae family. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Delhi and 19 other states.
Uses
It is grown for parts that are eaten, long used in traditional medicine and planted as an ornamental. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Tropaeolaceae
Garden Nasturtium belongs to the Tropaeolaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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