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Cited public taxonomy, not a claim we invented the names. Ask IFAS HS732 (Pepper Production) lists bell pepper as Capsicum annuum and habanero and bird’s-eye as Capsicum chinense. Penn State Extension says there are 26 wild species and 5 domesticated species of peppers (Capsicum spp.). Https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/CV130 and https://extension.psu.edu/growing-hot-peppers-can-you-make-them-hotter Updated 2026-08-31.