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Tropaeolum majus

Classification of Tropaeolum majus Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Brassicales Family: Tropaeolaceae Genus: Tropaeolum Species: T. majus Binomial name Tropaeolum majus A beautiful and showy annual; leaves having a form of a buckler and the flowers resemble an empty helmet. There are many varieties. Some are dwarf, some are more or less climbing, producing flowers of various shades, pale straw - colour, orange, scarlet, dark crimson, spotted and striped. Propagated by seeds. A native of South America.