Chili Pepper (Capsicum annuum) | View Observations
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...
Other Names: Capsicum annuum cerasiforme, Mahav, فليفلة حولية, මිරිස්, Aji, Vienametė Paprika
Bird Pepper (Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum) | View Observations
Capsicum annuum glabriusculum is a variety of plants with 818 observations
Other Names: Capsicum annuum aviculare, 鳥椒, 鸟椒, Chile Piquín, Chiltepín, Ají Pajarito
Jalapeno Pepper (Capsicum annuum var. annuum) | View Observations
Capsicum annuum annuum is a variety of plants with 167 observations
Other Names: Салатный Перец, 墨西哥辣椒, 墨西哥辣椒, Hueichili, Caana4, Tlalchili
Cone Peppers (Capsicum annuum var. conoides) | View Observations
The facing heaven pepper (Capsicum annuum var. conoides ‘Chao Tian Jiao’; Chinese name: 朝天椒; pinyin: cháotiānjiāo, also known as 指天椒; pinyin: zhǐtiānjiāo meaning 'skyward-pointing chili pepper') or Heaven Chile, is a cone-shaped, medium-hot chili pepper, between 3 and 6 cm in length, 1 to 2 cm in diameter at the base, and with very thin skin.
Other Names: 朝天椒, 指天椒, 朝天椒
Locoto Pepper (Capsicum baccatum) | View Observations
Capsicum baccatum is a member of the genus Capsicum, and is one of the five domesticated pepper species. The fruit tend to be very pungent, and are 30,000 to 50,000 on the Scoville Heat Unit scale. This species of chili pepper includes the following cultivars:
Other Names: Capsicum annuum baccatum, 风铃辣椒, 風鈴辣椒, Capsicum microcarpum, Capsicum cerasiflorum, Capsicum ciliare
