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Capsicum annuum var. acuminatum
Also called Sweet Pepper, Bell Pepper, Bird Pepper, Chili Pepper, Chilli, Green Pepper, Seasoning Pepper
Cayenne pepper is a group of slender, mostly red chili pepper varieties of Capsicum annuum, grown as a warm-season annual shrub. Give it full sun, warmth and steady moisture to get a good fruit set.
Cayenne peppers are a group of tapering, 10 to 25 cm long, generally skinny, mostly red-colored pepper varieties, often with a curved tip and somewhat rippled skin, which hang from the bush as opposed to growing upright. Most varieties are generally rated at 30,000 to 50,000 Scoville units.
The fruits are generally dried and ground to make the powdered spice of the same name. However, cayenne powder may be a blend of different types of peppers, quite often not containing cayenne peppers, and may or may not contain the seeds.
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