Cleomella serrulata

Cleomella serrulata

Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this 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[2]
  • 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,[3] bee spider-flower,[4] skunk weed,[5] Navajo spinach,[6] and guaco,[7] 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.

  1. ^ NatureServe (2024). "Cleome serrulata". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  2. ^ Cleomella serrulata (Pursh) Roalson & J.C.Hall. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Cleomella serrulata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  4. ^ "Cleome serrulata - Pursh". NatureServe. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  5. ^ "Cleome serrulata". Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  6. ^ Prendusi, Teresa. "Rocky Mountain Bee Plant (Cleome serrulata)". USDA Forest Service. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  7. ^ Adams, Karen R.; Stewart, Joe D.; Baldwin, Stuart J. (2002). "Pottery Paint and Other Uses of Rocky Mountain Beeweed (Cleome serrulata Pursh) in the Southwestern United States: Ethnographic Data, Archæological Record, and Elemental Composition". Kiva. 67 (4). Leeds, UK: Maney Publishing: 339–362. doi:10.1080/00231940.2002.11758462. JSTOR 30246404. S2CID 132078645.