Biology:Cleome maculata
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Cleome maculata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Cleomaceae |
| Genus: | Cleome |
| Species: | C. maculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Cleome maculata (Sond.) Szyszył.
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Cleome maculata is a species of cleome that is native to southern Africa, where it occurs in sandy soils, especially in rocky habitats, and on slopes. It is a mostly annual plant,[1] which is found in highveld regions of medium rainfall in South Africa , Botswana and Namibia.[1] It is an erect and simple or branching plant, usually less than a foot tall, with sparse leaves. The linear leaflets are three to five compound. Two of the up-curved, mauve flower petals have a yellow mark at their center, which is bordered with dark purple. The long, up-curved stamens are tipped with bluish, knobby anthers. The fruit is a linear capsule. The species is a pioneer plant that may become a weed.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cleome maculata (Sond.) Szyszyl.". CJB & SANBI. http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/details.php?langue=an&id=12768. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ "Cleome maculata". Operation Wildflower. http://www.operationwildflower.org.za/index.php/plant-records/herbs/74-cleome-maculata. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
Wikidata ☰ Q15517402 entry
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