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FamilyTROPAEOLACEAE
Genus speciesTropaeolum tricolor Sweet 
BibliographyBrit. Fl. Gard. 3: t. 270 (1828)
Native RangeChile
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude0-2800m
Descriptionstems to 1m long, leaves palmatipinnate, segments 5-7, obovate, flowers ca. 3cm long, spur long orange-red, sepals crimson
Size5-10cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typetuberous perennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1-3 month, 10-16°C
division of resting tubers
SynonymsChymocarpus jarrattii (Paxton) Heynh.
Chymocarpus tricolor (Sweet) Heynh.
Tropaeolum dicolorum Sweet
Tropaeolum elegans G.Don
Tropaeolum incrassatum Steud.
Tropaeolum jarrattii Paxton
Tropaeolum subincrassatum Steud.
Tropaeolum tricolor var. aurantiacum C.Morren
Tropaeolum tricolor var. grandiflorum A.Reinecke ex Walp.
Tropaeolum tricolor var. jarrattii (Paxton) Lem.
Tropaeolum tricolor var. majus Marmock
Tropaeolum tricolor var. pallescens Barnéoud
Tropaeolum tricolor var. regelianum Möhring ex Regel
Tropaeolum tricolor var. schultzii Regel
Tropaeolum tricolor var. splendens A.Reinecke ex Walp.
Tropaeolum tricolor var. venustum Paxton ex Otto
Tropaeolum tricolor var. versicolor C.Morren
Trophaeum elegans (G.Don) Kuntze
Trophaeum incrassatum (Steud.) Kuntze
Trophaeum jarrattii (Paxton) Kuntze
Trophaeum tricolor (Sweet) Kuntze
Territory8 Southern America
     85 Southern South America (CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North, CLS Chile South)
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