Used by Aboriginal Australians as bush tucker long before European settlement in Australia, the fruit is a good source of vitamin C and may be enjoyed raw or in sweet and savoury dishes.

[2] Capparis mitchellii can grow up to eight metres in height, as a tall shrub or small tree,[5] with leaves between two and six centimetres in length,[4] dull green in colour and oval in shape.

It is round and green when unripe, turning a shade of purple or orange and becoming soft and developing a sweet smell as it ripens in mid to late summer, reaching a size of 4–7 cm in diameter.

The seeds and skin are inedible, but the fruit can be eaten raw, used to make desserts or cordial (squash), or added to main course dishes.

[5] The fruit often suffers from caper white butterfly larvae infestation,[4][5] and is one of the preferred foods of the spotted bowerbird.