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Capparis canescens
Also called Wild Orange
Capparis canescens is a shrub or small tree native to eastern Queensland and northern New South Wales, growing in open eucalypt forest. It is grown mainly as a hardy garden shrub in warm, dry climates, and is valued for its white flowers and round fruit.
Capparis canescens, also known as wild orange, orangewood, native pomegranate, wild pomegranate or grey capparis, is a species of plant in the caper family. It is native to north-eastern Australia.
The species is found mainly in eastern Queensland, extending into northern New South Wales. It occurs in open eucalypt forest.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Capparis canescens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
