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Capparis spinosa
Caper Bush
As recorded: Capparis cordifolia Lam.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Brassicales › Capparaceae
- Collected by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Collector number
- 4873
- Date
- July 9, 1975
- Locality
- North Island
- Island
- Maug
- Region
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Elevation
- 100 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 9, 1975, Lamoureux, C.H. also collected 4 other specimens.
Capparis spinosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,684 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
04008 Almería, España
(c) muchoslopez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Parco Regionale dei Monti Lattari, Амальфи, Кампания, IT
(c) vovikantonyan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Sóller
(c) fantasihveps, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Passeig Marítim, Ciutadella de Menorca, Balearic Isles, ES
(c) amybid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
04100 Níjar, Almería, Espanya
(c) Alba Rovira, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
03802 Alcoy, Alicante, España
(c) Pep Cantó, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Capparis spinosa. BISH 414374. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956223633. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/414374.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956223633 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
