The Probert Encyclopaedia of Nature

CAPER

Caper (Capparis spinosa) is a deciduous, shrubby perennial of the family Capparidaceae found in rocky places and waste areas of the Mediterranean region. It has straggly, sometimes spiny stems branching from the base. The leaves are circular to ovate in shape and rather fleshy. The flowers are carried singly in the leaf axils, opening flat with four white or purplish- tinged petals. The fruit is a rounded berry, about two centimetres across, which splits open when ripe to reveal numerous seeds embedded in a sticky mucilage.
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