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| latin_name = ''LATINNAME''  <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name -->

|familia=Tropaeolaceae

| common_names =     <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->

| growth_habit = ?  <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->

| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->

|common_name=Mashua

| wide =     <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->

|habit=herbaceous

| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->

|Max ht box=10

| poisonous =     <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->

|Max ht metric=ft

| lifespan =     <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->

|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->

|Max wd box=10

| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->

|Max wd metric=ft

| features =     <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->

|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

| hardiness =     <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->

|lifespan=perennial

| bloom =     <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->

|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->

|exposure=sun, part-sun

| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->

|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

| color = IndianRed

|features=flowers, edible

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|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer

|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

| image_caption =     <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->

|flowers=red, orange, yellow, pink

| familia =   <!--- Family -->

|Temp Metric=°F

| genus =  

|min_zone=8

| species =

|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|max_zone=10

| cultivar =     <!--- If this is a page for a Variety/Cultivar, usually comes after "var." or is in 'single quotes' -->

|image=Tropaeolum tuberosum3.jpg

|image_width=240

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Tropaeolum tuberosum, Ruiz & Pav. Root producing a pyriform irregular tuber 2-3 in. long: st. climbing, glabrous: lvs. peltate near the base, cordate-orbicular, 5-lobed nearly or quite to the middle: fls. rather small, the calyx and long spur red, the petals yellow, small and nearly erect and little exceeding the calyx. Peru and Bolivia.—Plant stands some frost. In Peru, the tubers are eaten, and the plant is sometimes cult. in Eu. for the tubers. It appears in the American catalogues of European dealers. The tubers are usually boiled, or said to be eaten in a partially dried condition.

Tropaeolum tuberosum, Ruiz & Pav. Root producing a pyriform irregular tuber 2-3 in. long: st. climbing, glabrous: lvs. peltate near the base, cordate-orbicular, 5-lobed nearly or quite to the middle: fls. rather small, the calyx and long spur red, the petals yellow, small and nearly erect and little exceeding the calyx. Peru and Bolivia. B.M. 3714. F.S. 5:452. P.M. 5:49. R.H. 1853:341 (tubers). J.H. III. 30: 385. H.U. 1, p. 4.—Plant stands some frost. In Peru, the tubers are eaten, and the plant is sometimes cult. in Eu. for the tubers. It appears in the American catalogues of European dealers. The tubers are usually boiled, or said to be eaten in a partially dried condition.

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==Cultivation==

==Cultivation==

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The plant grows vigorously even in marginal [[soil]]s and in the presence of [[weed]]s.  It is also well-adapted to high-altitude [[subsistence agriculture]], and gives high yields; 30 [[tonne]]s per [[hectare]] are yielded at a height of 3000 metres, but up to 70 tons per hectare have been produced under research conditions<ref name="siu">[http://www.siu.edu/~ebl/leaflets/mashua.htm Mashua Ethnobotanical Leaflet, Southern Illinois University]</ref>.

 

===Propagation===

===Propagation===

==Gallery==

==Gallery==

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