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Fringed Spider Flower or Purple Cleome

Cleome rutidosperma

Photo by SukanyaDatta
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Leaflets arranged in threes. Minuscule flowers a very pale pink or lilac.

Habitat:

Growing along the ground with grass and other weeds. Spotted in near the University Campus and in the premises of a government office where a lot of old stuff was dumped.

Notes:

ID courtesy: Rahul Upadhyay.

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Cleome rutidosperma

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Comments (3)
SukanyaDatta
Thanks RahulUpadhyay...you have helped me so much. Many thanks.

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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedMay 5, 2014

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