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Figure 3. Details of the new species Capparis atlantica Inocencio, D. Rivera, Obo ´n & F. Alcaraz. —A. Stem and flower.
—B. Detail of leaf. (A, B drawn by J.-A. Barren ˜a from Inocencio 70100, UMH.)

color unknown; ripe seeds brown, 2.4–2.6 3 2.2–2.4 elevations from 0 to 2000 m, often in the vicinity of
3 1.6–1.8 mm. human dwellings. In the surroundings of Moulay
Brahim (Morocco), it grows on clayey slopes along
Phenology. Flowering and fruiting from May to with Ephedra L. sp., Teucrium fruticans L., Lavandula
August. L. sp., Chamaerops humilis (J. C. Archibald, 4586, E).
Distribution and habitat. Mediterranean Region. Figure 4.
North Africa [Morocco]. It is the common caper Capparis atlantica is a procumbent shrub with
species in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco. purple-red twigs; C. aegyptia is somewhat erect with
Found in rocky places, slopes, on calcareous substrata gray-green or glaucous twigs; and C. zoharyi is erect.
or marls, occasional on metamorphic substrata; at The stipules are not so strongly decurrent in C.