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Rocky Mountain beeplant/beeweed
Cleomella serrulata
About
Cleomella serrulata, commonly known as Rocky Mountain beeplant/beeweed, stinking-clover, bee spider-flower, skunk weed, Navajo spinach, and guaco, 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.
- Family
- Cleomaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Cleomella serrulata
- Slug
- cleomella-serrulata
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Cleomaceae
- Genus
- Cleomella
- Species
- serrulata
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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