Cappers / Flinders-rose / القبَّار / عُلّيق /

الأَصف / الشفلح / العلّوق / الكبر / الكُبَّار / اللصفة / اللَّصَف / قباره / كَبَر شائك /

Capparis spinosa L.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Delicious
Edible part
  • Flower buds
  • Leaves
Preparation
  • Pickled
  • Salads
Blooming period
April to September
Foraging period
May to June
Seed collection period
July to November
Potential medicinal uses
  • Analgesic
  • Anthelmintic
  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Aphrodisiac
  • Aromatic
  • Carminative
  • Expectorant
  • Febrifuge
  • Tonic
  • Vulnerary
  • Diuretic

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • White
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Chamaephyte
  • Hemicryptophyte

Scientifc data

Genus
Capparis
Family
Capparaceae
Wikidata item
Q156251
GBIF Item
Capparis spinosa L. (6370689)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

Notes

يتم استخدام مستخلص الأزهار و البراعم و الأوراق و لحاء الجذر و الجذور مغلي

References

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Citation

Capparis spinosa L. in Barari platform (2025). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/485 accessed via barari.org on 6/15/2025.

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