Cleome lutea Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cleome lutea Hook.

(not an active name)

Yellow bee plant, Yellow spiderflower, Yellow spiderwort

2010 James M. Andre

2001 Larry Blakely

Cleome lutea is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Peritoma lutea


	Plant Range Observation Search ~82 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Cleome
Family:	Capparaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot

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

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Peritoma lutea
JEF	Cleomella lutea

Information about Cleome lutea from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (CLLU2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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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: 12/22/2024).