Cleomaceae

Fringed spiderflower

Cleome rutidosperma DC.

Family: Cleomaceae
Genus: Cleome

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Common names

By language (5)

Chinese: 平伏莖白花菜, 成功白花菜, 皱子白花菜, 皱子鸟足菜
English: Fringed spiderflower, Fringed spider-flower, Spider flower
Indonesian: Maman, Maman lelaki
mad: Maman
Vietnamese: Màn màn tím, Màn tía, Màn tím

Synonyms

Sieruela rutidosperma (DC.) Roalson & J.C.Hall

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Prenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Suseno qurnia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vengolis, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.