✿Capparaceae · Cleome

Spider Flower

Cleome hassleriana

HerboutdoorMedicinal

Plant Details

Leaf type: Palmately compoundrecordedLeaflets radiate outward from a single point, like fingers on a hand.“The leaves are palmately compound, with five or seven leaflets, the leaflets up to 12 cm (5 in) long and 4 cm (2 in) broad and the leaf petiole up to 15 cm (6 in) long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Leaf shape: Palmately compound (five+ leaflets)recorded

Characters marked “recorded” are for Spider Flower itself; the rest are typical of the Capparaceae family.

Flower colour: Pinkrecorded“Cleome houtteana, commonly known as spider flower, spider plant, pink queen, or grandfather's whiskers, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cleome of the family Cleomaceae” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Fruit type: CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“The fruit is a capsule up to 15 cm long and 3 mm (0.1 in) broad, containing several seeds.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Characters marked “recorded” are for Spider Flower itself; the rest are typical of the Capparaceae family — flowering plants only.

Spider Flower (Cleome hassleriana) is a herb in the Capparaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Meghalaya.

Botanical family

Caper Family

Spider Flower belongs to the Capparaceae family.

The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.

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