malteseflora
Capparis orientalis (green new shoots)
photo: Arnold Sciberras
english name: Caper
habitat: gargue, fortifications, old walls, valleys, rubble walls, Maqius and cliffs.
status: common
other info: also seen growing on Phoenix canariensis (canary date palm)
grows exclusively on limestone material/formations. very antropomorphic. immature flowering buds are edible, but not raw. flowers are large and white. produces a very stinky friut pod. two or three other species occur in the Mediterranean.
Capparis orientalis (green new shoots)
photo: Arnold Sciberras
english name: Caper
habitat: gargue, fortifications, old walls, valleys, rubble walls, Maqius and cliffs.
status: common
other info: also seen growing on Phoenix canariensis (canary date palm)
grows exclusively on limestone material/formations. very antropomorphic. immature flowering buds are edible, but not raw. flowers are large and white. produces a very stinky friut pod. two or three other species occur in the Mediterranean.