Capparaceae FAMILY

Capparis spinosa nummularia

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

Caper extracts and pulps have been used in cosmetics, but there have been cases reported of contact dermatitis and sensitivity from their use[ 646 Title New Crops FactSheets Publication Author Website http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/default.html Publisher Purdue University Year 0 ISBN Description A website dedicated to giving information on potential new agricultural crops. ].

Botanical Description

Capparis spinosa nummularia is a thorny, prostrate-spreading, evergreen shrub with branches up to 2 metres long[ 1268 Title A taxonomic revision of the Capparis spinosa group (Capparaceae) from eastern Africa to Oceania Publication Phytotaxa 203 (1): 024-036. 2015 Author Silvio Fici Website http://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/ Publisher Year 2015 ISBN 1179-3155 Description ]. The fruit is a traditional Aboriginal food[ 1268 Title A taxonomic revision of the Capparis spinosa group (Capparaceae) from eastern Africa to Oceania Publication Phytotaxa 203 (1): 024-036. 2015 Author Silvio Fici Website http://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/ Publisher Year 2015 ISBN 1179-3155 Description ]. Only the uses specifically ascribed to this subspecies are recorded here. Go to Capparis spinosa for the full list of uses for the species.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralia - Western Australia, Northern Territories, Queensland

HabitatDry river-beds, banks, open plains, bare ground, depressions and roadsides; on a variety of soils lying on sandstone, quartzites, lava, limestone, etc.; at elevations up to 950 metres[ 1268 Title A taxonomic revision of the Capparis spinosa group (Capparaceae) from eastern Africa to Oceania Publication Phytotaxa 203 (1): 024-036. 2015 Author Silvio Fici Website http://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/ Publisher Year 2015 ISBN 1179-3155 Description ].