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Garden Nasturtium

Tropaeolum majus

Description:

Yellow and orange flowers on trailing plant with round leaves. "It is a herbaceous annual plant with trailing stems growing to 1 m long or more. The leaves are large, nearly circular, 3-15 cm diameter, green to glaucous green above, paler below; they are peltate, with the 5-30 cm long petiole near the middle of the leaf, with several veins radiating to the smoothly rounded or slightly lobed margin. The flowers are 2.5–6 cm diameter, with five petals, eight stamens, and a 2.5–3 cm long nectar spur at the rear; they vary from yellow to orange to red, frilled and often darker at the base of the petals. The fruit is 2 cm broad, three-segmented, each segment with a single large seed 1–1.5 cm long." - Wikipedia

Habitat:

Sandstone cliffs along trail in La Jolla. This is not native.

Notes:

"Garden Nasturtiums are grown for their flowers, and also because both their leaves and flowers are edible; they can be used in salads, imparting a delicately peppery taste. The seeds are also edible, and can be used as a caper substitute." - Wikipedia

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San Diego, California, USA

Spotted on May 4, 2012
Submitted on May 5, 2012

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