Cleomella refracta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Cleomaceae |
Genus: | Cleomella |
Species: | C. refracta
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Binomial name | |
Cleomella refracta (Engelm.) J.C.Hall & Roalson (2015)
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Cleomella refracta, common names jackass clover or spectacle fruit, is a species of flowering plant in the cleome family, Cleomaceae.[1] It is native to northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States, particularly Chihuahua, Sonora, trans-Pecos Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada and California (Riverside, Kern and San Bernardino Counties).[2] The species occurs in sandy flats, desert scrub and disturbed sites such as roadsides.[3]
Cleomella refracta is an annual herb up to 200 cm (78.5 in) tall. Leaves are trifoliate, the leaflets ovate (egg-shaped), up to 5 cm (2 in) long. Its flowers are yellow.[4][5][6][7][8]