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Cascabel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Capsicum
Species
Capsicum annuum

The cascabel is a small, round, hot chilli pepper that is prized for the hot, burning sensation that it produces in the mouth when consumed. It is a cultivar of the species Capsicum annuum. Its name is a Spanish word for "small bell" or "rattle".

The pepper, when dried makes a rattling noise and as such can be used to make music.

The plant can grow to more than 1 meter and grows in the wild on the Pacific coast of Mexico.

It is also known as chile bola, bola chile, rattle chile, and coba.