Cleomaceae

Cleome brachycarpa Vahl ex DC.

Family: Cleomaceae
Genus: Cleome

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Cleome brachycarpa (Cleome brachycarpa) — FlowerPhoto: Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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Arabic: ذفرة قصيرة الثمار

Synonyms

Cleome brachycarpa f. diversifolia (Hochst. & Steud. ex T.Anderson) N.Terracc.
Cleome brachycarpa f. latifolia N.Terracc.
Cleome brachycarpa var. angustifolia Gilg
Cleome brachycarpa var. filicaulis Schweinf. ex Balf.f.
Cleome brevisiliqua Schult. & Schult.f.
Cleome diversifolia Hochst. & Steud. ex T.Anderson
Cleome moschata Stocks ex T.Anderson
Cleome parviflora R.Br. ex DC.
Cleome ruta Cambess.
Hemiscola ornithopoides Raf.
Stylidocleome brachycarpa (Vahl ex DC.) Roalson & J.C.Hall

Flowers

In flower: February, September (from 9 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Chase Mathey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jacky Judas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jacky Judas, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.