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''Capparis zoharyi'' is a
This species grows on slopes, embankments, building walls and roadsides.
It is distributed occasionally in some areas of Spain, Morocco, Algeria, the
perennial
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, deciduous
In the fields of horticulture and botany, the term deciduous () means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed Leaf, leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, aft ...
species of caper
''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 with ...
.
Description
It differs from ''Capparis spinosa
''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 with ...
'' mainly because of its upright habit, reaching up to two meters in height. In spring it resprouts from the branches, not from the stock as does ''C. spinosa'', so it ends up developing a trunk that can become quite thick.
Its leaves are rounded and scotate and its fruit is elongated with yellow pulp. It is often hybridized with ''C. spinosa''.
It is a winter deciduous
In the fields of horticulture and botany, the term deciduous () means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed Leaf, leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, aft ...
species. The first shoots appear in mid-March. It appears in bloom during the summer (mainly in June), and the first fruits appear in July. At the end of September it loses its leaves.
Habitat and distribution
This species grows on slopes, embankments, building walls and roadsides.
It is distributed occasionally in some areas of Spain, Morocco, Algeria, the Middle East
The Middle East (term originally coined in English language) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq.
The term came into widespread usage by the United Kingdom and western Eur ...
, Turkey and the island of Crete.
In Spain the species is exclusive of the mountains of Cartagena, especially in the mining area of Cartagena-La Union, where it develops in the environment of abandoned mining facilities. It can also be found in the surroundings of the port of the city itself.
Conservation status
In Spain it is listed asendangered
An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching, inv ...
according to the Red List of endangered vascular flora (2008). Globally the species is not evaluated (NE).
From the legal point of view, in Spain the species does not have any type of protection, although some of its populations are included within the regional park of Calblanque, Monte de las Cenizas and Peña del Águila, or are in the surroundings of protected mining buildings, such as the entire mining area, with the category of ''Bien de Interés Cultural
(, , , ) is a category of the heritage register in Spain. The term is also used in Colombia and other Spanish-speaking countries.
The term literally means a "good of cultural interest" ("goods" in the economic sense). It includes not only mater ...
'' (BIC).
Taxonomy
''Capparis zoharyi'' was described by Inocencio, D. Rivera, Obón &Alcaraz Alcaraz may refer to:
* Alcaraz, Albacete, municipality in Spain
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and published in ''Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden
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'' 93: 145. 2006.
See also
* ''Capparis
''Capparis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae. It includes 142 species of shrubs or lianas which are collectively known as caper shrubs or caperbushes. ''Capparis'' species occur over a wide range of habitat in the subtr ...
''
* Glossary of plant morphology
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* History of botany
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* Timeline of British botany
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pre-1801
* 1538 First British flora "Libellus de Herbaria" by William Turner's published.
"A new Herball, wherin are conteined the names of ...
References
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