Caper is a plant and an herb.
botanical information:
Botanical name: Capparis spinosa
Common name: caper
French name: câpre
Portuguese name: alcaparra
Spanish name: alcaparra
Use the botanical name when ordering seeds (bulbs, etc.) or when looking up information in the library. Common names vary by nation, culture, and region, and sometimes the same common name is applied to different plants.
The caper bush is a perernnial shrub that grows to more than one (1) meter in height.
The caper berry is the fruit of the caper bush. The caper is the little green unopened bud.
origin:
Origin: Southeast Asia
The Romans used capers to flavor sauces.
Capers are graded by size (from smallest to largest: nonpareilles, surfines, capucines, and communes). The smallest, youngest capers are the most valuable.
magickal correspondences and uses:
Gender: feminine (traditional western European magickal gender)
Love spells: Caper flowers are appropriate for use in love spells, such as the Aphrodite New Moon love spell.
Magick food for love spells: Capers are an appropriate food (or ingredient in a recipe) for love spells, such as the Aphrodite New Moon love spell, Hecate black candle love spell, or Isis Full Moon love spell. See the article on foods for more information on using food magick in spells.
Magickal substitutions: Rosemary usually may be safely substituted for any herb in magick spells and rituals. Roses may safely be substituted for any flower.
Magical Uses  Potency, Lust, Luck
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Some herbs may be poisonious under some conditions. Exercise appropriate care.
Wild gathering: Avoid wild gathering. Some plants are endangered species. Some plants can be toxic just by touch. Even experts can make deadly misidentifications of wild plants. Please grow your own herbs in your own goddess garden (or window boxes).
See also: herbs
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