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.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cleome aspera
- Genus
- Cleome
- Family
- CAPPARACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)

Botanical family
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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