Kappara - ritratt ta' Stephen Gatt

Perenni. Weraq kwazi tond, b'hafna zkuk kemxejn dghajfin li jiddendlu jew gejjin ghat-tond. Fjuri bojod bi kwantita' kbira ta' stami vjola. Twarrad fis-sajf. Tikber l-izjed fis-sisien, fil-hitan u fis-swar. Tinstab ukoll fix-xaghri u fil-makkja. Il-blanzuni jitpoggew fil-hall ghax tajbin ghall-ikel. Komuni.

Fir-ritratt jidher blanzun imnaqqar tal-kappara.

Capparis orientalis (= C. rupestris, C. spinosa var. inermis) (Caper)

Caper - photo by Stephen Gatt

This perennial plant is characterised by several hanging branches of rounded leaves. Its white flowers bearing numerous purple stamens develop in summer. It grows on rubble walls and bastions, but can also be found in the garigue and maquis. Its buds can be stored in vinegar because they are edible. Common.

The above photo depicts a nibbled bud.

Capparis orientalis (= C. rupestris, C. spinosa var. inermis) (Kappara)

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