About Spider Flower
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, native to southern South America in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and southeast Brazil. It has also been introduced to South Asia, including the Haor area of Bangladesh and India. It is an annual growing to a height of 150 cm (60 in), with spirally arranged leaves. It has a height of 90 cm (35 in) to 180 cm (71 in). 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. Its maximum crown width ranges from 30 cm (12 in) to 60 cm (24 in).
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cleome hassleriana
- Genus
- Cleome
- Family
- CAPPARACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
Local Names
- Bengali
- মাকড়শা হুড়হুড়ি
Capparaceae
Caper Family
Spider Flower belongs to the Capparaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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