Cleome sparsifolia Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cleome sparsifolia S. Watson

(not an active name)

Fewleaf bee plant, Fewleaf spiderflower

2009 Aaron Schusteff

2005 Steve Matson

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

also called Carsonia sparsifolia


	Plant Range Observation Search ~46 records in California Plant Characteristics

Photos on Calflora


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

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Cleomella sparsifolia

Information about Cleome sparsifolia from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (CLSP2) 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: 12/21/2024).