Good advice on ID of Capparis sicula vs spinosa

gaertnerneuwirth commented on https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22278514
Capparis zoharyi is an erect shrub with apical rounded or emarginate, glabrous, a little bit fleshy leaves and not more than 80 Stamen.
Capparis spinosa s. str. is a procumbent shrub with mostly very thin, weak, long and mostly caducous spines and seems not to occur on Crete.
Capparis sicula is a procumbent shrub with +/- hairy, leaves with an acute tip and robust, retrorse spines.
A systematic Revision of Capparis section Capparis (Capparaceae): https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Diego-Rivera-21/publication/232694239_A_systematic_revision_of_Capparis_section_Capparis_Capparaceae/links/55a9f8db08aea3d086804a5c/A-systematic-revision-of-Capparis-section-Capparis-Capparaceae.pdf

The plant on the photo is obviously procumbent, has robust spines, hairy, acute leaves and nearly 100 Stamen -> Capparis sicula

Posted on 10 June, 2021 07:11 by bobasil