Cleomaceae

Cleomella lutea (Hook.) Roalson & J.C.Hall

Family: Cleomaceae
Genus: Cleomella

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Cleomella lutea (Cleomella lutea) — FlowerPhoto: Kate Harper, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Chinese: 黄醉蝶花

Synonyms

Cleome aurea (Nutt.) Nutt.
Cleome breviflora (Wooton & Standl.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
Cleome lutea Hook.
Isexina aurea (Nutt.) Raf.
Peritoma aurea Nutt.
Peritoma breviflora Wooton & Standl.
Peritoma lutea (Hook.) Raf.

Flowers

In flower: April to September (from 233 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Kate Harper, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Amy Huie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mary Lou Sagaser, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dominic Gentilcore, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Marcus Tamura, CC0, 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.