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Spiny Spider-flower

Cleome spinosa

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Common names

15 names · 13 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (12)
Dutch
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 醉蝶花[2]
  • 醉蝶花、西洋白花菜、鳳蝶草[2]
Danish
  • edderkoppeplante[2]
German
Japanese
  • セイヨウフウチョウソウ[2]
  • 西洋風蝶草[2]
Korean
Kweyol
  • tamadoz mawon[2]
Russian
  • Клеома колючая[2]
Slovak
  • kleoma tŕnitá[2]
Spanish
Thai
  • ผักเสี้ยนฝรั่ง[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Cleome spinosa — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Spiny Spider-flower — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 160709; Cleome spinosa.
  • Spinnenblume — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 160709; Cleome spinosa.
  • planta araña — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 160709; Cleome spinosa.
  • kattensnor — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 160709; Cleome spinosa.
[2] Cleome spinosa — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Spiny Spider-flower — results[23].names[1]; taxon id 160709; Cleome spinosa.
  • Spinnenblume — results[23].names[4]; taxon id 160709; Cleome spinosa.
  • planta araña — results[23].names[10]; taxon id 160709; Cleome spinosa.
  • kattensnor — results[23].names[2]; taxon id 160709; Cleome spinosa.
  • 醉蝶花 — results[23].names[3]; taxon id 160709; Cleome spinosa.
  • tamadoz mawon — results[23].names[5]; taxon id 160709; Cleome spinosa.
  • 풍접초 — results[23].names[6]; taxon id 160709; Cleome spinosa.
  • ผักเสี้ยนฝรั่ง — results[23].names[7]; taxon id 160709; Cleome spinosa.
  • 醉蝶花、西洋白花菜、鳳蝶草 — results[23].names[8]; taxon id 160709; Cleome spinosa.
  • Клеома колючая — results[23].names[9]; taxon id 160709; Cleome spinosa.
  • edderkoppeplante — results[23].names[11]; taxon id 160709; Cleome spinosa.
  • 醉蝶花 — results[23].names[12]; taxon id 160709; Cleome spinosa.
  • セイヨウフウチョウソウ — results[23].names[13]; taxon id 160709; Cleome spinosa.
  • 西洋風蝶草 — results[23].names[14]; taxon id 160709; Cleome spinosa.
  • kleoma tŕnitá — results[23].names[15]; taxon id 160709; Cleome spinosa.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Cleomaceae

The complete-name usages checked in Catalogue of Life agree on this family; authorship and accepted-name identity remain unresolved.

Sources [1]
Native range
S. Mexico to Trop. America.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Spiny Spider-flower (Cleome spinosa) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from July to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Tarenaya spinosa — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1342972; ID 54X99; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Cleome spinosa — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1351190; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1278333, 1278334, 1278335, 1278336, 1278337, 1278338, 1278339, 1278340, 1278341, 1278342, 1278343, 1278344, 1278345, 1278346, 1278347, 1278348, 1278349, 1278350, 1278351, 1278352, 1278353, 1278354, 1278355, 1278356, 1278357, 1278358, 1278359, 1278360, 1278361, 1278362, 1278363, 1278364, 1278365

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.