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Capparis
Also called Caper Shrubs, Caperbushes
Capparis is a genus of about 140 species of shrubs and lianas, the best known being the caper (C. spinosa), grown for its pickled flower buds and berries. Most species are drought tolerant and suited to hot, dry climates.
Capparis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae. It includes about 140 species of shrubs or lianas which are collectively known as caper shrubs or caperbushes. Capparis species occur over a wide range of habitat in the subtropical and tropical regions of Africa, Eurasia, Australasia, and the Pacific.
The genus was included in the family Brassicaceae in the unrevised APG II system.
Caperbushes are mainly used by humans for their fruit, which are rich in micronutrients. C. spinosa, simply known as caper, yields fruit and more importantly flower buds, which are widely used pickled as a vegetable condiment. The flower bud has been used since antiquity, and many classical authors indicate that the berry or small white blossom was commonly used as an aphrodisiac and a condiment. The plant is known in classical Hebrew as אֲבִיּוֹנָה, a word that appears in one verse of Scripture (Ecclesiastes 12:5).
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