Capsicum annuum Linnaeus var. glabriusculum (Dunal) Heiser & Pickersgill. Common name: Bird Pepper, Chile Piquin, Chiltepin. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Shell middens, coastal hammocks, arroyos, other dry habitats, dry disturbed areas. Distribution: FL, LA, TX south through Mexico and Central America to n. South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: This is believed to be the ancestor from which most of our cultivated peppers/chilies have been derived.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl6, FNA14, K4, NcTx, WH3, Andrews (1995), De (2003); = Capsicum annuum L. var. aviculare (Dierb.) D'Arcy & Eshbaugh — Bah, D'Arcy & Eshbaugh (1974); = Capsicum annuum L. var. minus (Fingerh.) Shinners — Tx, misapplied; = Capsicum baccatum L. — S, misapplied; < Capsicum annuum L. — Mex; Capsicum hispidum Dunal var. glabriusculum Dunal. Basionym: Capsicum hispidum Dunal var. glabriusculum Dunal 1852
Links to other floras: = Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum - FNA14
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Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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