Vegetable
Capparis spinosa
A tier
Capparis spinosa is the caper bush: this leaf is the species behind non-pareil buds and caperberries. The kitchen parts are still the bud or the fruit. Buy it on a botanical tag. Non-pareil is the small-bud grade.
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CaperIdentityLatinMediterranean BushNot A GradeSame PlantSpecies
History
Linnaeus fixed Capparis spinosa as the Mediterranean caper species.
Species names appeared on specialty caper jars beside grade names.