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September 12, 2007 : Capparis cynophallophora

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Keywords: Capparaceae | Capparis cynophallophora L. | southern Florida, USA

Capparis cynophallophora

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Another thank you to MagnetFL@Flickr of Florida for sharing an image with us on BPotD (original | BPotD Flickr Group Pool).

As implied by its common name, Jamaica caper is native to the West Indies, though its range also extends north into southern Florida. The John C. Gifford Arboretum at the University of Miami has a detailed factsheet about Capparis cynophallophora, with comments on its pollinators (night-flying moths) and morphology.

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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at September 12, 2007 12:00 AM

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Is that lone purple flower from the same individual? If so, is that a common thing?

Posted by: Joe at September 12, 2007 1:48 AM

Hey Joe. There are a number of white blossoming plants whose blooms age to rose or purply shades, and I think that's what's happening here. If you look carefully, you can see every stage from full flower to fertilized flowers that have lost their petals to what I suspect are mature seed pods.

Thanks for the photo, Magnet!

Posted by: George L. Author Profile Page at September 12, 2007 6:52 AM

very cool, looks like fireworks!

Posted by: cc at September 12, 2007 10:19 AM

This photograph is like a burst of fireworks. I is a wonderful picture.
Thank you, Margaret-Rae

Posted by: Margaret-Rae Davis at September 12, 2007 5:20 PM

I have two of these plants and they are sick. I need information to help them back to health. Only one of them have flowers. They look wilted. What can I do to help them?

Posted by: JRSalerno at May 17, 2008 2:13 PM

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