Plant Profile: Capsicum

Taxonomy: Capsicum

Names

Pepper, Peppers

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Phonetic Spelling:KAP-sih-kum

Genus:Capsicum

Species:

Family:Solanaceae

Capsicum, the genus that includes peppers, consists of species indigenous to Central and South America. Numerous cultivars from these species are cultivated for culinary and seasoning purposes.

Capsicum Feature Summary

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Capsicum Feature Summary

Fruit
Fruit Description:
Fruits range in color, shape, and heat level depending on species and cultivar.
Fruit Color:
Green
Red/Burgundy
Purple/Lavender
Gold/Yellow
Cream/Tan
Pink
Black
Orange
White
Stem
Stem Description:
Nodes may darken to a purple color.
Stem Color:
Purple/Lavender
Green
Attributes
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Annual
Whole Plant Traits
Plant Type:
Annual
Edible
Vegetable
Flowers
Leaves
Landscape
Landscape Theme:
Edible Garden
Design Feature:
Mass Planting
Small groups

Capsicum Image Gallery

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Capsicum Fruit

Capsicum: Fruit Description

Fruits range in color, shape, and heat level depending on species and cultivar.

Capsicum: Fruit Type

Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua

Capsicum: Fruit Color

grass
Black
grass
Cream/Tan
grass
Gold/Yellow
grass
Green
grass
Orange
grass
Pink
grass
Purple/Lavender
grass
Red/Burgundy
grass
White

Capsicum: Fruit Value To Gardener

Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy

Capsicum Stem

Capsicum: Stem Description

Nodes may darken to a purple color.

Capsicum: Stem Color

grass
Green
grass
Purple/Lavender

Capsicum: Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes

Capsicum Attributes

Capsicum: Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Capsicum Whole Plant Traits

Capsicum: Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Capsicum Flowers

Capsicum: Flower Color

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White

Capsicum: Flower Shape

Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel

Capsicum Leaves

Capsicum: Leaf Color

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Green

Capsicum: Leaf Type

Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple

Capsicum: Leaf Arrangement

Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled

Capsicum: Leaf Shape

Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate

Capsicum: Leaf Margin

Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate

Capsicum: Hairs Present

No
Yes

Capsicum: Leaf Feel

Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy

Capsicum Landscape

Capsicum: Landscape Theme

Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden

Capsicum: Design Feature

Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree