Caperbush
Capparis spinosa
Also known as Caper, Caperberry
About Caperbush
Capparis spinosa, the caper bush, also called Flinders rose, is a perennial plant that bears rounded, fleshy leaves and large white to pinkish-white flowers. The taxonomic status of the species is controversial and unsettled. Species within the genus Capparis are highly variable, and interspecific hybrids have been common throughout the evolutionary history of the genus. As a result, some authors have considered C. spinosa to be composed of multiple distinct species, others that the taxon is a single species with multiple varieties or subspecies, or that the taxon C. spinosa is a hybrid between C. orientalis and C. sicula.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Capparis spinosa
- Genus
- Capparis
- Family
- CAPPARACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub (Straggling)
- Habitat
- Hilly forests and plains
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Nepali
- बाघनङ्ग्रे
- Malayalam
- ചെറുകരീരം
Capparaceae
Caper Family
Caperbush belongs to the Capparaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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