page_title: Capparis tomentosa
section_title: Flowers
hierarchical_section_title: Capparis tomentosa / Description / Flowers
caption_attribution_description: English: Ripe fruit of Capparis tomentosa from Athlone Park, Amanzimtoti, South Africa.
context_page_description: Capparis tomentosa, the woolly caper bush or African caper, is a plant in the Capparaceae family and is native to Africa.
context_section_description: The flowers form in clusters; terminally on the primary branches or on short leafy lateral branchlets or occasionally scattered in the upper leaf-axils. They are large (35 mm) and scented, with a mass of pinkish-white stamens which are each 20–35 mm in length and may be crimson coloured at the base. The sepals are boat shaped and 8–10 mm long. The petals are whitish; 15–25 mm long and 7–10 mm wide.
caption: Ripe fruit
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