Capparis fascicularis
Zizag caper-bush
Description 5
A scrambling shrub or climber, usually with hooked spines on the stem. Two varieties are known in South Africa; var. fascicularis (Zigzag Caper-bush) and var. zeyheri (Coast Zigzag Caper-bush). The most notable difference between these two varieties is that var. fascicularis has indented (notched) leaf-tips whereas var. zeyheri has pointed leaf-tips. The spines on the Coast Zigzag Caper-bush are usually reduced or absent. The flowers are whitish and produced on leafless side branchlets which resemble spikes or racemes. The fruit are spherical and 6-15 mm in diameter, ripening to purple-black.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Purves, M., some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Capparis_fascicularis_var_zeyheri_flowers_02_03_2011.JPG
- (c) Purves, M., some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Capparis_fascicularis_var_zeyheri_old_stem_26_02_2011.JPG
- (c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/images/12/124440-1.jpg
- (c) Purves, M., some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/African_Common_White_larvae_on_Capparis_fascicularis_var_Zeyheri_17_09_2010.JPG
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capparis_fascicularis
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- African Plants - a photo guide
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- World Flora Online
