caper
Caper is a plant and an herb.
botanical information:
Botanical name: Capparis spinosa
Common name: caper
French name: câpre
Portuguese name: alcaparra
Spanish name: alcaparra
The caper bush is a perernnial shrub that grows to more than one (1) meter in height.
The caper berry is the fruit of the caper bush. The caper is the little green unopened bud.
origin:
Origin: Southeast Asia
The Romans used capers to flavor sauces.
Capers are graded by size (from smallest to largest: nonpareilles, surfines, capucines, and communes). The smallest, youngest capers are the most valuable.

Some herbs may be poisonious under some conditions. Exercise appropriate care.
Wild gathering: Avoid wild gathering. Some plants are endangered species. Some plants can be toxic just by touch. Even experts can make deadly misidentifications of wild plants. Please grow your own herbs in your own goddess garden (or window boxes).
See also: herbs





