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Capparis cynophallophora
The intoxicating wild scent led me to this Jamaica caper blossom. The flowers are pure white when first open, becoming lavender-violet after a couple of hours.
Photograph by: Bob Peterson
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Capparis cynophallophora
Leaves and young seedpods
Photograph by: Environmental Sciences Program, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
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Capparis cynophallophora
Cultivated plant in the United States Botanic Garden, Washington, DC, USA.
Photograph by: Daderot
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Capparis cynophallophora
Two stages of the flower above, the ripening fruit (bottom left) and the ripe fruit opening to reveal the sticky seeds
Photograph by: Bob Peterson
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