Capparis spinosa rupestris
Capparis spinosa rupestris
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 rupestris is an unarmed to sparsely armed shrub with pendulous branches 3 - 4 metres long. Some forms are fully evergreen, though others shed their leaves and upper parts of their twigs in the winter[ 1267 Title A taxonomic revision of the Capparis spinosa group (Capparaceae) from the Mediterranean to Central Asia Publication Phytotaxa 174 (1): 001-024. 2014 Author Silvio Fici Website http://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/ Publisher Year 2014 ISBN 1179-3155 Description ]. The plant is extensively harvested from the wild for food and sometimes (especially in N. Africa) used as a medicine, it is often cultivated for food, especially in Spain and Italy, and is also grown as an ornamental[ 1267 Title A taxonomic revision of the Capparis spinosa group (Capparaceae) from the Mediterranean to Central Asia Publication Phytotaxa 174 (1): 001-024. 2014 Author Silvio Fici Website http://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/ Publisher Year 2014 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.