Rough Spider Flower
Cleome aspera
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Telangana, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cleome aspera
- Genus
- Cleome
- Family
- Capparaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia
- Found in India
- Telangana, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Capparaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Capparaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Rough Spider Flower
Rough Spider Flower (Cleome aspera) is a herb belonging to the Capparaceae family (Caper Family). It is typically found in deciduous forests, also in the plains. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Capparaceae
Caper Family
Rough Spider Flower belongs to the Capparaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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