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Botanical name: Cleoserrata speciosa Family: Cleomaceae (Spider Flower family)
Synonyms: Cleome speciosa, Cleome speciosissima Showy Spider Flower is a herbaceous plant resembling
Wild Spider Flower, but with larger,
more showy flowers. It was introduced as an ornamental plant, but has
escaped from cultivation, and can be seen growing wild. It is an annual
herb, growing up to 1.5 m in height, with hairless stem and leaves.
Leaves are palmately compound, alternately arranged, elliptic leaflets
2-16 cm long. It can flower anytime after maturity. Flowers are many,
borne in an erect, showy raceme, at the end of the stem. Each flower is
subtended by a small leaf-like bract. Flower has 4 free, inverted-lance
shaped, pink to white petals, 2.8-3.8 cm long. Flowers have 6 stamens, on
filaments that are 3-6 cm long! Fruit is a linear capsule up to 8 cm long,
on a long stalk. The plant is propagated by seed.
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