| Family | TROPAEOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Tropaeolum polyphyllum Cav. |
| Synonyms | Tropaeolum floribundum Turcz. |
| Tropaeolum prostratum Miers | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2000-3700m |
| Description | procumbent stems 60-100cm long, leaves palmatipinnate, blue-grey, with 5-7 obovate leaflets, flowers ca 3cm across, in bud purple-grey, petals dentate and sinuate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow, orange |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 month, 10-16°C division of resting tubers |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina Northwest , Chile Central) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | TROPAEOLACEAE
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