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Caper

Capparis spinosa

Description:

The plant is a shrub, oval in shape, with many branches. Leaves are thick, oval in shape, glossy and alternate. The flowers are white, with a strong sweet scent, striking. They have four white to pinkish-white petals, four sepals and many long violet-colored stamens. There is also only one stigma usually rising well above the stamens.

Habitat:

Grows in arid and semi-arid climates. Here seen growing directly from the wall.

Notes:

This one is wild, but produces great capers to pickle.

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Zlatan Celebic
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Zlatan Celebic

Dubrovnik, Croatia

Spotted on Jul 10, 2014
Submitted on May 30, 2015

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