Flame Nasturtium vs Capucine

Tropaeolum speciosum compared with Tropaeolum majus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame Nasturtium	Capucine
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family same	Tropaeolaceae	Tropaeolaceae
Genus same	Tropaeolum	Tropaeolum
Species	Tropaeolum speciosum	Tropaeolum majus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flame Nasturtium and Capucine share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Tropaeolum.

Conservation Status

Flame Nasturtium

NE — Not Evaluated

Capucine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame Nasturtium	Capucine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flame Nasturtium

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Capucine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (22 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, New Zealand), and South America (5 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 10 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇳🇴 Norway 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom