| Family | TROPAEOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Tropaeolum polyphyllum Cav. |
| Bibliography | Icon. 4: 65 (1798) |
| Native Range | nw. Argentina to c. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| 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 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 |
| Synonyms | Chymocarpus polyphyllus (Cav.) Heynh. Tropaeolum floribundum Turcz. Tropaeolum polyphyllum var. brevicaule Poepp. & Endl. Tropaeolum prostratum Miers Trophaeum floribundum (Turcz.) Kuntze Trophaeum polyphyllum (Cav.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central) |