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Fish Pepper

Capsicum annuum

Fish Pepper

The story

Long before it spread across the globe, this plant was domesticated around 6,000 years ago in the regions of Mexico, making it one of the oldest cultivated crops in human history. All of its modern cultivars are descended from the wild American bird pepper, which can still be found growing in the warmer regions of the Americas today.

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How to use it

This highly versatile species has a wide variety of practical applications. Beyond its extensive global use in culinary dishes, it is utilized in medicine, self-defense, and as an ornamental plant.

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Gardening tip

If you are looking to grow this plant, keep in mind that it is suited for outdoor cultivation in USDA hardiness zones 9 to 12.

Sources: Grangery

In the kitchen

This species is widely cultivated for human consumption and is used in a vast range of culinary applications. It produces berries in green, yellow, and red, which often feature a pungent taste. The species includes many familiar kitchen favorites, ranging from mild bell peppers to spicy jalapeños and cayenne peppers.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org

About

Capsicum annuum is a species of the plant genus Capsicum native to southern North America and northern South America. This species is the most common and extensively cultivated of the five domesticated capsicums. The species encompasses a wide variety of shapes and sizes of peppers, both mild and hot, such as bell peppers, jalapeños, and cayenne peppers. Cultivars are descended from the wild American bird pepper still found in warmer regions of the Americas. In the...

At a glance

What it needs

USDA hardiness

Zones 9–12

Zone 1Zone 13

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Fish Pepper
Slug
fish-pepper
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Capsicum
Species
annuum
Category
Pepper
Wikidata QID
Q122235129
Hardiness zone (min)
9
Hardiness zone (max)
12
Average height (cm)
0
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
55

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