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Revision as of 17:17, 20 November 2006

This article is about the plant. For the tropical rattlesnake, see Crotalus durissus.
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.

Handbell ensemble

Cascabel is a handbell ensemble. Please see Cascabel Site

Other Meanings

The word cascabel can also mean:

  1. A knob at the end of a cannon, cast onto the gunbarrel, to which ropes are attached.
  2. A bell attached to a sleigh or sleigh harness.
  3. Any of the North American pit vipers known as rattlesnakes.