Caper
ചെറുകരീരം
Capparis spinosa L.
- light
- Full sun
- water
- Little
- tall
- 99 cm
- wide
- 2.0 m
Capparaceae
Also called Caper bush
When it flowers
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Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
PetsNo pet-safety information yet
PeopleNo safety information yet
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Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- Subshrub or shrubKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- SubtropicalKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- Medit. to Mongolia and Indian Subcontinent, Philippines to W. & S. PacificKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Full sun (6 h or more)Read from Plants For A Future, one source
- Height
- 99 cmRead from Plants For A Future, one source
- Spread
- 2.0 mRead from Plants For A Future, one source
- Water
- Little: takes droughtRead from Wikipedia, one source
- Flowers
- White, pinkRead from Wikipedia, one source
- Coldest it survives
- -12.2 °C (USDA zone 8a)Read from Plants For A Future, one source
Not known yet: heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (12)
- Swedish
- Kapris
- Chinese
- 山柑, 老鼠瓜, 刺山柑
- Greek
- Κάππαρη
- Asturian
- alcaparra
- Czech
- kapara trnitá
- Danish
- Kapersplanten
- German
- Echter Kapernstrauch
- Spanish
- alcaparro
- Estonian
- Torkav kappar
- Finnish
- kapris, pyörökapris
- French
- câprier Commun
- Italian
- Cappero
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-26, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- Plants For A Future, read 2026-10-26, fact, cited
- Wikipedia, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, Public domain
- 3D model: Capparis spinosa (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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