Cleomaceae FAMILY

Cleome lutea

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cleome lutea is an annual plant that can grow up to 1.20 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - Nebraska to Washington and Arizona.

HabitatSandy soils on desert plains to lower montane valleys, it is also found on sandy flatland[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. ].