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Caper, Capparis spinosa, is a spiny deciduous shrub in the caper family, Capparaceae, which has about 300 species, also called capers. It is grown for its flower buds, which are picked, pickled, and sold as a pungent condiment. Native to the Mediterranean region, it is grown as a greenhouse plant in the northern United States and outdoors in warmer areas. The leaves are round, and the white flowers have purple-tipped stamens. The flowers of other species, usually white or shades of yellow, are borne in flat-topped groups or are solitary, with four petals. The Jamaica caper tree, C. cynophallophora, found in the Caribbean and in southern Florida, has a bronze scale covering.
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