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This plant is part of the Subtropical plants collection. Ez a növény az Szubtrópusi növények gyűjtemény része.

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Capparis spinosa, the caper bush, also called Flinders rose, is a perennial plant that bears rounded, fleshy leaves and large white to pinkish-white flowers. The taxonomic status of the species is controversial and unsettled. Species within the genus Capparis are highly variable, and interspecific hybrids have been common throughout the evolutionary history of the genus. As a result, some authors have considered C. spinosa to be composed of multiple distinct species, others that the taxon is a single species with multiple varieties or subspecies, or that the taxon C. spinosa is a hybrid between C. orientalis and C. sicula. Capparis spinosa is native to almost all the circum-Mediterranean countries, and is included in the flora of most of them, but whether it is indigenous to this region is uncertain. The family Capparaceae could have originated in the tropics and later spread to the Mediterranean basin. The plant is best known for the edible flower buds (capers), used as a seasoning or garnish, and the fruit (caper berries), both of which are usually consumed salted or pickled. Other species of Capparis are also picked along with C. spinosa for their buds or fruits. Other parts of Capparis plants are used in the manufacture of medicines and cosmetics.

A tövises kapri, vagy egyszerűen kapri (Capparis spinosa) a keresztesvirágúak (Brassicales) rendjébe, ezen belül a kaprifélék (Capparaceae) családjába tartozó Capparis nemzetség legismertebb képviselője. Elő-Indiából és a Kaukázus területéről származó cserje; Görögországban már az ókorban is termesztették. A rómaiak terjesztették el a Földközi-tenger vidékén, ahol sziklás helyeken, omladozó várfalak réseibe kapaszkodik.