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Capsicum

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Capsicum () is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae, native to the Americas, cultivated worldwide for their edible fruit, which are generally known as "peppers" or "capsicum". Chili peppers grow on five species of Capsicum. Sweet or bell peppers and some chili peppers are Capsicum annuum, making it the most cultivated species in the genus.

Capsicum annuum

species of the plant genus Capsicum

Capsicum frutescens

species of chili pepper

Capsicum chinense

species of plant

Capsicum pubescens

species of plant

Capsicum baccatum

species of chili pepper

species of plant

Capsicum eximium

species of plant

Capsicum lanceolatum

species of plant

Capsicum cardenasii

species of plant

Capsicum flexuosum

species of plant

Capsicum mirabile

species of plant

Capsicum rhomboideum

species of plant

Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum

variety of plants

Capsicum caballeroi

species of plant

thumb|Chile ristras hanging to drythumb|right|200px|Ristras of jalapeños, other chili peppers, and garlic at a market in Montreal

pepper from Urfa, Turkey

Capsicum eshbaughii

species of plant