Capsicum annuum

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1. Capsicum annuum L. (trop. Am.) – A very rare and always ephemeral alien. First collected along river Vesdre near Béribou in 1905. In recent times more often consumed and sometimes germinating from kitchen waste on dumps or from thrown away pits in cities. In 2011 also recorded on the gravelly banks of river Maas.

Capsicum annuum, Herentals, pavement (foot of wall), September 2012, G. Andries Capsicum annuum, Herentals, pavement (foot of wall), September 2012, G. Andries

Capsicum annuum, Tessenderlo, urban area (fence), September 2010, R. Barendse.

  

Herbarium specimen

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Capsicum annuum (Species List)
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith