Calflora Taxon Report
Cleome lutea  Hook.

(not an active name)

Yellow bee plant, Yellow spiderflower, Yellow spiderwort
photo on CalPhotos
2010 James M. Andre
photo on CalPhotos
2001 Larry Blakely
Cleome lutea is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
also called Peritoma lutea
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Bloom Period
Genus: Cleome
Family: Capparaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, wetland-riparian
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSPeritoma lutea
JEFCleomella lutea
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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