Cleome houtteana
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| Cleome houtteana | |
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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. hassleriana
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| Binomial name | |
| Cleome hassleriana Chodat
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Cleome houtteana Schltdl. | |
Cleome hassleriana, commonly known as spider flower, spider plant,[1] pink queen,[2] or grandfather's whiskers,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cleome of the family Cleomaceae, native to southern South America in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and southeast Brazil.[2] It has also been introduced to South Asia, including the Haor area of Bangladesh and India. [4]
It is an annual growing to a height of 150 cm (60 in), with spirally arranged leaves. The leaves are palmately compound, with five or seven leaflets, the leaflets up to 12 cm (5 in) long and 4 cm (2 in) broad and the leaf petiole up to 15 cm (6 in) long. The plant is sometimes mistakenly identified as cannabis due to its leaves and general growth shape. The flowers are purple, pink, or white, with four petals and six long stamens. The fruit is a capsule up to 15 cm long and 3 mm (0.1 in) broad, containing several seeds. Flowering lasts from late spring to early fall.[1]
The scented blooms are sometimes compared to citronella.[5]
C. hassleriana is commonly cultivated in temperate regions as a half-hardy annual. Numerous cultivars have been selected for flower color and other attributes. The "Queen" series includes the cultivars 'Violet Queen', 'Rose Queen', and 'White Queen'. The cultivar 'Helen Campbell' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit[6] (confirmed 2017).[7] Plants in cultivation have at times been misidentified as Cleome arborea, C. pungens or C. spinosa.[2]
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References
- ^ a b Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening 1: 652. Macmillan ISBN 1-56159-001-0.
- ^ a b c "Cleome houtteana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
{{citation}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/special-pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=3313
- ^ http://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/article/1472506/ফুলের-নাম-পিউম
- ^ White, Jay. "Spider Flower (Cleome hasslerana)". masterofhort.com. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Cleome hassleriana". Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 22. Retrieved 24 January 2018.