Cleomaceae

Toothed spiderflower

Cleome serrata Jacq.

Family: Cleomaceae
Genus: Cleome

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Toothed spiderflower (Cleome serrata) — Photo: Greg III Espera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Toothed spiderflower

Synonyms

Cleome indecora Liebm.
Cleome indecora Hornem.
Cleome indecora Hornem. ex Walp.
Cleome polygama L.
Cleome polygama var. isophylla Urb.
Cleome ternata Willd. ex Eichler
Cleome triphylla Descourt.
Cleoserrata serrata (Jacq.) Iltis
Neocleome serrata (Jacq.) Small
Pedicellaria triphylla Pax
Sinapistrum triphyllum M.Gómez

Flowers

In flower: July to August, October (from 11 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Greg III Espera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Skjold Søndergaard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Erick Vélez Sánchez, 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, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.