Global InformationCleome rutidosperma information
| Cleome rutidosperma | |
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| Cleome rutidosperma from Kerala, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Cleomaceae |
| Genus: | Cleome |
| Species: | C. rutidosperma
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| Binomial name | |
| Cleome rutidosperma DC.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cleome ciliata Schumach. & Thonn. | |
Cleome rutidosperma, commonly known as fringed spider flower or purple cleome, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cleome of the family Cleomaceae, native to tropical Africa. This species is an invasive weed throughout most lowland wet tropical areas of Asia and Australia. It is a very common weed of lawns.[2]
- ^ "Cleome rutidosperma DC., Capparaceae". Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER). March 14, 2005. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ "Cleome rutidosperma in Flora of China @". Efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-05-01.