| Solanaceae | Capsicum annuum var. annuum | Bell Pepper, Chile, Pimiento, Paprika, Ancho, Jalapeño, Cayenne, Pepperoncini, Serrano, and many others | Naturalized or persistent from gardens; commonly cultivated, rare as a naturalized species. | Native of Mexico (but early spread through Central America by native Americans, and since nearly worldwide in distribution at least in cultivation). A very influential food crop introduced from the New World to the Old World, now important in various (especially tropical or subtropical) cuisines, including Hunan, Szechuan, Indian, Thai, various African, Mexican, and others. | 
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| Solanaceae | Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum | Bird Pepper, Chile Piquin, Chiltepin | Shell middens, coastal hammocks, arroyos, other dry habitats, dry disturbed areas. | FL, LA, TX south through Mexico and Central America to n. South America. | 
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