Nasturtium
Tropaeolum spp.
This volunteer plant was among roadside weeds/vegetation at Wundanyi, Taita Hills, Kenya. May 2017.
HERB: The leaves and stems are fleshy and glabrous. A perennial root permits seasonal regrowth.
FLOWERS: The showy flowers have five petals and a three parted ovary.
LEAVES: The leaves are round with the petiole attached at center.
RANGE: Normally this plant, a South American native, is widely cultivated.
Several species have been hybridized and mixed through the nursery trades.
FRUIT:
UNARMED.