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Peritoma lutea  (Hook.) Raf.

(not an active name)
Yellow bee plant ,   Yellow Spiderwort
Peritoma lutea is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
also called Cleome lutea
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Bloom Period
Genus: Peritoma
Family: Cleomaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, wetland-riparian

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 Alternate Names:
PLANTSCleome lutea
JEFCleomella lutea
Information about  Peritoma lutea from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.
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Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 11/21/2024).