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Capparaceae

Caper

Capparis spinosa L.

Family
Capparaceae
Genus
Capparis

Pets and kids

  • CatsNot sure
  • DogsNot sure
  • KidsNot sure
Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Caper: Capparis spinosa in the Ichkeul National Park.
Photo: IssamBarhoumi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (73)
aeb
كبّار
Afrikaans
Kapper
Albanian
Kapra
Arabic
قبار, الكَبَر, الشفلح, كبار, كبر, لصف
Armenian
Կապար
arz
قبار
Asturian
Alcaparra
azb
تیکانلی کور
Azerbaijani
Tikanlı kəvər
Basque
Kaparrondo
Belarusian
Каперсы, Капэрсы, Капары
Bosnian
Kapar
Bulgarian
Бодлив каперс
Burmese
ကျွဲနှာခေါင်းချိတ်, ဆူးချိတ်ပင်, အလိုလေးပင်
Cantonese
刺山柑
Catalan
Taperera, Tàpera, Tàperes
Chinese
刺山柑, 刺山柑根皮, 山柑, 老鼠瓜
Croatian
Kapara
Czech
Kapara trnitá
Danish
Kapers, Kapersplanten, Kapersbusk
Dutch
Kappertje, Kappertjes
English
Caper, Caper bush, Flinders rose
Esperanto
Kaporo
Estonian
Torkav kappar
Finnish
Kapris, Pyörökapris
French
Câprier, Câprier Commun, Caprier, Câprier épineux
Galician
Alcaparra, Alcaparreira
German
Echter Kapernstrauch, Kapernapfel, Kapernbeere, Kapernfrucht, Kapernfrüchte, Kapernstrauch
Greek
Κάππαρις η ακανθώδης, Κάππαρη, Κάπαρη
Gujarati
કેરડા
Haitian Creole
Kapris
Hebrew
צלף
hsb
Wšědny kaporowc, Kaprowy kerk
Hungarian
Tövises kapri
Icelandic
Knapprunni
Indonesian
Kaper
io
Kapero
Irish
Capras, Tor caprais
Italian
Cappero
Japanese
ケッパー, ケイパー, ケーパー, セイヨウフウチョウボク, トゲフウチョウボク
Javanese
Caper
kab
Tilulat
Kazakh
Кеуел
Korean
케이퍼
Kurdish
Kember, کەمبەر
Latvian
Dzeloņainais kaperkrūms, Dzeloņainā kapera, Kapera, Kaperkrūms, Kapers
Lithuanian
Dygluotasis kaparis
Macedonian
Лубеничарка, Капра, Трнлива лубеничарка
Malay
Kaper
Malayalam
ചെറുകരീരം
Maltese
Kappar
Manipuri
ꯎꯂꯤꯂꯩ
Nepali
बाघनङ्ग्रे
Norwegian Bokmål
Kapers, Kapersblomst, Kapersbusk
Norwegian Nynorsk
Kapers
Persian
کبر, خاروک, شپله, علف مار, لگجی, پانه ترو
pih
Kapa
Polish
Kapary cierniste, Kapar ciernisty
Portuguese
Alcaparra
Romanian
Capere
Russian
Каперсы колючие, Каперсы
scn
Chiàppara
Serbian
Kapar, Капар, Capre, Câpre
Serbian (Latin)
Kapar
shi
Taylalut
Slovenian
Navadni kaprovec, Trnati kaprovec
Spanish
Alcaparro, Alcaparras, Alcaparras de Andalucia, Alcaparras de Andalucía, Alcaparro de Europa, Tapena, Taperera, Tapina
Swedish
Kapris
Turkish
Gebre otu, Kapari, Gebreotu, Kebere
Ukrainian
Каперці трав'яні, Каперси, Каперс колючий, Каперці колючі
Urdu
کبار
Uzbek
Kovul
wuu
刺山柑

Synonyms

  • Capparis microphylla Ledeb.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.