Inflorescence; Ladoeiro, Castelo Branco, Portugal; 6/2012 © Jörn Germer
Fruit; Ladoeiro, Castelo Branco, Portugal; 6/2012 © Jörn Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf; Ladoeiro, Castelo Branco, Portugal; 6/2012 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Ladoeiro, Castelo Branco, Portugal; 6/2012 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 2199 Date of entry: 05.03.2014 Last update: 11.01.2020
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Brassicales (19)
Family: Cleomaceae (9)(family description)
Genus: Cleome (8)
Epithet: violacea L. (2)
violacea => derived from the Latin "viola" meaning violet
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: purple, red
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