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Botanical details
- Family
- Capparaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Potentially harmful
- Genus
Capparis
- Genus description
A genus of flowering shrubs or lianas more commonly known as caper shrubs or caper bushes. Plants have fleshy leaves and white to pinkish-white flowers. The flower buds (capers) and fruit (caper berries) are both edible and are usually pickled
- Name status
Correct
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