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Capparis spinosa
Capparis spinosa
- Botanic Family
- Capparaceae
- Author
- Linnaeus
- Cultivated
- C, culinary
Common Names
Geographical Habitats
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Caroline Islands
- Chad
- Xinjiang - China
- Cook Islands
- Cyprus
- Egypt
- Fiji
- France & Pacific Territories
- Greece
- Gulf States
- India
- Lesser Sunda islands - Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Sinai - Israel
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- Kirgizstan
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Marianas
- Marshall Islands
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Nauru
- Nepal
- New Caledonia
- Niue
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- New Guinea - Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Portugal
- Crimea - Russia
- Samoa
- Saudi Arabia
- Solomon Islands
- Spain
- Syria
- Tadzhikistan
- Tonga
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Pitcairn Islands - UK
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Yemen
- Yugoslavia
Natural Habitats
Flowering Times
- Jun (Republic of Georgia)
Fruiting Times
Scrambling sprawling evergreen shrub to 1m. Leaves to 50mm long, hooked spines. White fragrant flowers to 75mm wide.
Flower buds pickled & used as culinary capers, medicinal uses
Further References