Cleomaceae
Cleome paradoxa
- Family
- Cleomaceae
- Genus
- Cleome
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Common names
By language (1)
- Arabic
- ذفرة متناقضة
Synonyms
- Cleome grandiflora Ehrenb. ex Schweinf.
- Cleome moscatelliana G.Lusina
- Cleome muricata Edgew.
- Cleome venusta Fenzl
- Coalisina paradoxa (R.Br. ex DC.) Roalson & J.C.Hall
- Dianthera grandiflora Klotzsch
- Polanisia grandiflora (Klotzsch) T.Durand & Schinz
Flowers
- In flower
- February to March, December (from 10 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Robert Hoehndorf, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Fabien Anthelme, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.