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
