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pepper

Plant

  • Annual
  • 1-3' tall
  • Numerous cultivars and species

Stem

  • Alternate leaf arrangement

Leaf

  • Ovate
  • Size varies by species and cultivar

Flower

  • Small, bell-shaped
  • Usually white

Fruit

  • Size, shape, color vary by species and cultivar
  • Blocky, bell, horn, or elongated drop shape
  • Green when immature, ripening to red, yellow, orange, purple
  • Edible, flavor varies by species and cultivar
    • Sweet, hot, mildly pungent

Fruit - Other Hot

  • Hot peppers typically other than bell or blocky shape
  • Some ornamental cultivars are mild-flavored