Cleomella serrulata

Cleomella serrulata

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Cleomaceae
Genus: Cleomella
Species:
C. serrulata
Binomial name
Cleomella serrulata
(Pursh) Roalson & J.C.Hall (2015)
Synonyms
  • Atalanta serrulata (Pursh) Raf. (1838)
  • Cleome inornata (Greene) Greene (1901)
  • Cleome integrifolia Torr. & Gray (1838)
  • Cleome serrulata Pursh (1813)
  • Pericla imbricata Raf. (1838)
  • Peritoma angusta (M.E.Jones) Rydb. (1917)
  • Peritoma inornata Greene in Pittonia 4: 210 (1900)
  • Peritoma integrifolia Nutt. (1834)
  • Peritoma serrulata DC. (1824)

Cleomella serrulata (syns. Cleome serrulata and Peritoma serrulata), commonly known as Rocky Mountain beeplant/beeweed, stinking-clover, bee spider-flower, skunk weed, Navajo spinach, and guaco, is a species of annual plant in the genus Cleomella. Many species of insects are attracted to it, especially bees, which helps in the pollination of nearby plants. It is native to southern Canada and the western and central United States. The plant has often been used for food, to make dyes for paint, and as a treatment in traditional medicine.

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