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Capparis spinosa
English: Caper Bush
Spanish: El Alcaparro
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Flowers
The colour of the petals
is white.
The flower of Capparis
Spinosa has 4 petals and
long purple stamens.
Flowers only last one
day, but bloom profusely
from May to early
autumn.
Capparis spinosa is native to the Mediterranean. It
cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist
soil and can tolerate drought. It is spiny.
It is a shrub.
The average height is a 20cm.
This plant is creeping.
Leaves
This leaf is simple, with
petiole, coriaceus.
The leaf vein pattern is
pinnate.
The leaf shape base is
rounded.
Fruit
Fruits are known as
caperberries. They are
green, oblong, multi-
seeded and edible.
Caperberries and young
shoots with leaves may
also be picked and
pickled.