Difference between revisions of "Caper"
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Latest revision as of 14:18, 11 November 2017
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| Illustration by Otto Wilhelm Thomé | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Capparaceae |
| Genus: | Capparis |
| Species: | C. spinosa
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| Capparis spinosa Linnaeus, 1753
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Synonymy
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The caper plant is best known for its edible flower buds (capers), often used as a seasoning, and its fruit (caper berries), both of which are usually consumed pickled.
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Acknowledgements
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Caper, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.