Tropaeolaceae
Nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus
- Family
- Tropaeolaceae
- Genus
- Tropaeolum
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Common names
By language (43)
- Afrikaans
- Kappertjie
- Arabic
- كبوسين كبير, ابو خنجر, طورطور الباشا
- Armenian
- Հնդկոտեմ բարձր
- arz
- كبوسين كبير
- Asturian
- Capuchina
- Azerbaijani
- Böyük ərikgülü
- Catalan
- Caputxina
- Chinese
- 旱金莲, 旱金蓮, 金蓮花, 旱莲花, 荷叶七
- Croatian
- Dragoljub
- csb
- Rãplôcz
- Czech
- Lichořeřišnice větší
- Danish
- Tallerkensmækker, Almindelig blomsterkarse, Blomsterkarse, Indianerkarse, Landløber, Tropæolum majus
- Dutch
- Oost-Indische kers, Oost Indische kers, Oostindische kers
- English
- Nasturtium, Garden nasturtium, Indian cress, Monks cress
- Estonian
- Suur mungalill, Mungalill
- Finnish
- Isoköynnöskrassi, Köynnöskrassi, Koristekrassi
- French
- Grande capucine
- German
- Grosse Kapuzinerkresse, Große Kapuzinerkresse, Kapuzinerli
- Hebrew
- כובע הנזיר, חונק הדוב, כובע נזיר
- hsb
- Turkowska kraska
- Hungarian
- Kerti sarkantyúka
- io
- Kapuchino
- Italian
- Nasturzio
- Japanese
- キンレンカ, ナスタチウム, ナスターチュウム, ノウゼンハレン, 凌霄葉蓮, 金蓮花
- Korean
- 한련, 금련화, 한련화
- Lithuanian
- Didžioji nasturtė
- Macedonian
- Латинче, Лазибубе
- nah
- Pelōn mexixquilitl
- nds
- Soldaotjen
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Vanlig blomkarse, Blomsterkarse, Indianerkarse, Tropoælum
- Persian
- گل لادن
- Polish
- Nasturcja większa, Nasturcja niska
- Portuguese
- Cinco-Chagas, Capuchinha, Cinco chagas
- Russian
- Настурция большая, Капуцин большой, Настурция майская
- Serbian
- Драгољуб
- Slovak
- Kapucínka väčšia
- Slovenian
- Velika kapucinka, Kapucinka, Kapucinčki
- Spanish
- Flor de la Sangre, Capuchina, Espuela de Galán, Llagas de Cristo, Marañuela, Mastuerzo de Indias, Pelón, Taco de reina
- stq
- Häkkebloume
- Swedish
- Indiankrasse, Buskkrasse, Slingerkrasse
- Turkish
- Latin çiçeği
- Ukrainian
- Красоля велика
- Welsh
- Capan cornicyll
Synonyms
- Cardamindum majus (L.) Moench
- Nasturtium indicum Garsault
- Tropaeolum atrosanguineum Gordon
- Tropaeolum chaixianum É.Morren
- Tropaeolum compactum H.Boyce ex J.Dix
- Tropaeolum elatum Salisb.
- Tropaeolum hortense Sparre
- Tropaeolum hybridum L.
- Tropaeolum majus unranked flore-purpurea Van Houtte
- Tropaeolum majus var. brunneum Alef.
- Tropaeolum majus var. carneum Alef.
- Tropaeolum majus var. coccineum Alef.
- Tropaeolum majus var. coffeinum Alef.
- Tropaeolum majus var. haageanum Alef.
- Tropaeolum majus var. luteum Alef.
- Tropaeolum majus var. plenum Alef.
- Tropaeolum majus var. regelianum Alef.
- Tropaeolum majus var. scheuermannii Alef.
- Tropaeolum majus var. schillingii Alef.
- Tropaeolum majus var. sordidum Alef.
- Tropaeolum naudinii É.Morren
- Tropaeolum pinnatum Andrews
- Tropaeolum quinquelobum Bergius
- Tropaeolum repandifolium Stokes
- Tropaeolum scheuerianum É.Morren
- Tropaeolum schillingii [B.Verlot,]
- Tropaeolum zanderi A.Dietr.
- Trophaeum atrosanguineum (Gordon) Kuntze
- Trophaeum chaixianum Kuntze
- Trophaeum majus (L.) Kuntze
- Trophaeum naudinii Kuntze
- Trophaeum pinnatum (Andrews) Kuntze
- Trophaeum scheunerianum (É.Morren) Kuntze
- Trophaeum zanderi Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 2,809 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Kate McAlpine, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: dannali, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Eric Alan Isaacson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Antonio W. Salas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tubifex, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tubifex, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tubifex, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dave Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: alessandradalia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.