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Abstract
A plant genus of the family TROPAEOLACEAE. The common nasturtium is a plant that grows 2.4-3.6 m (8-12 feet) tall and has funnel-shaped flowers that are commonly yellow-orange with red spots or stripes and have a long spur that contains sweet nectar. Some species in this genus are called watercress which is also a common name for RORIPPA and NASTURTIUM.
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- Nasturtium, Garden
- Garden Nasturtium
- Garden Nasturtiums
- Nasturtiums, Garden
- Tropaeolums
- Cress, Indian
- Tropaeolum majus
- Indian Cress
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
entry term NASTURTIUM, GARDEN: the genus NASTURTIUM is also available
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History Note
2003
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Tropaeolum. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D032388. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D032388
- Tropaeolum. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropaeolum
- Tropaeolum. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q158271