Capparis spinosa

species of plant, caper
Taxon taxon Q156251
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Summary

Capparis spinosa is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.17% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,257 views/month, #340 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Capparis[5]
  • Taxon name: Capparis spinosa[6]
  • Subclass of: useful plant[7]
  • Has use: medicinal plant[8]
  • Commons category: Capparis spinosa[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Capparis spinosa[10]
  • Commons gallery: Capparis spinosa[11]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], Encyclopædia Britannica First Edition[13]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=8897[14]
  • This taxon is source of: caper berry[15], caper[16]
  • Short name: C. spinosa[17]
  • Taxon common name: caper[18], kapara trnitá[19], Kapersplanten[20], Echter Kapernstrauch[21], Κάππαρη[22], caper bush[23], alcaparro[24], Torkav kappar[25], kapris[26], pyörökapris[27], câprier Commun[28], Cappero[29], Kappertje[30], Kapers[31]

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Identifiers

Capparis spinosa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 65558[32]. Capparis spinosa's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 590839[33]. Capparis spinosa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 6370689[34]. Capparis spinosa's ITIS TSN is recorded as 505885[35].

Why It Matters

Capparis spinosa has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 93 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [35] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [33] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [34] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Adlermail2 · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'caper'}, {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kapara trnitá'}, {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Kapersplanten'} +29
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  2. 11d ago · Adlermail2 · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 79
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'an', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bs', 'ca'
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Has use: medicinal plant"
  3. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/120m0t0v
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  4. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 21w ago · AraBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Encyclopædia Britannica First Edition
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