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Tropaeolum sp
They have showy, often intensely bright flowers, and rounded, peltate (shield-shaped) leaves with the petiole in the center. The flowers have five petals (sometimes more), a three-carpelled ovary, and a funnel-shaped nectar tube in the back.
Growing wild at the side of my house.
Spotted on Mar 25, 2012
Submitted on Mar 27, 2012
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I didn't know that, Alice. It's a pretty cool fact! I knew you could eat the seeds and flowers, but would never have thought about giving them to chickens. :)
Did you know that some people who raise chickens feed their Chickens Nasturium flowers to make a yellower yolk?