Sticky purple cleome (Cleome hirta)

Pretty Lady - Purple Wild Flowers from Africa This plant, called Pretty Lady (Cleome hirta) is gorgeous in all aspects, blooming in bright purple and yellow. It has not specific value, except that some locals use the leaves and ground up seeds as a mustard supplement. Photographed in Namibia, southwestern Africa. Cleome hirta,Geotagged,Namibia,Sticky purple cleome,Summer,bloom,flower,grow,markings,petals,purple,summer,yellow

Appearance

Erect annual or short-lived perennial herb, up to 1.6 m tall. The digitate leaves have 5 to 9 linear leaflets and are covered with gland-tipped, sticky hairs. Bracts of inflorescence conspicuous. Petals purplish or pink, with yellow markings. Stamens 10-12. Capsule up to 16 cm, linear.

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Naming

Synonyms: Cleome bechuanensis Bremek. & Oberm.
Decastemon hirtus Klotzsch

Common names: Kalumekachisiungwa (Tonga: Zimbabwe)
Sticky purple cleome (English)
Sticky purple mousewhiskers (English)

Distribution

Angola, Botswana, DRC, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Limpopo and Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Habitat

Widespread in various types of woodland but tends to be more common in lower, drier types, such as Acacia or Mopane woodlands.
Altitude range: (metres) Up to 1600 m

References:

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Taxonomy
Kingdom	Plantae
Division	Angiosperms
Class	Eudicots
Order	Brassicales
Family	Capparaceae
Genus	Cleome
Species	Cleome hirta

Photographed in
Namibia
Tanzania