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Species
Cleome viscosa L.
IUCN
NCBI
EOL Text
Eastern desert.
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 6
Species With Barcodes: 1
Pantropical weed.
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 3
Species With Barcodes: 1
Distribution: Almost throughout the tropical regions of the world.
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United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable
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Pantropical, native to the Old World.
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Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked
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Flower
In terminal racemes; yellow. Flowering throughout the year.
Fruit
A terete capsule, ribs oblique, glandular hairy; seeds many, glabrous. Fruiting throughout the year.
Field tips
Branchlets viscid to glandular, glands stalked.
Leaf Arrangement
Alternate-spiral
Leaf Type
3-5 foliate
Leaf Shape
Obovate or elliptic
Leaf Apex
Acute
Leaf Base
Cuneate
Leaf Margin
Entire
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Indigenous Information: Leaf extract used to cure earache.
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