Fish Pepper
Capsicum annuum

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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- Family
- Solanaceae
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.
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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
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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