General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 2 to 3 feet
Fruit: Other: 2-valved beaked capsules containing numerous reddish-brown to black seeds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: Purple speckled
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Year Round
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Leaves
Eating Methods: Cooked
Resistances: Humidity tolerant

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Common names
  • Fringed Spiderflower
  • Consumption Weed
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cleome rutidosperma
  • Synonym: Cleome ciliata
  • Synonym: Cleome rutidosperma var. burmannii
  • Synonym: Cleome rutidosperma var. hainanensis

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Location: Sumatera Indonesia
Date: 2018-02-16
Location: Sumatera Indonesia
Date: 2018-02-16

Date: January
credit: Prenn

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