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Botanical Name |
Cleome maculata |
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Other names |
Capparaceae |
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Dimensions |
A slender, erect annual herb of up to 20cm |
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Description of Stem |
Thin, light green |
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Description of Leaves |
3-5 compound, linear leaflets |
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Description of flowers |
Pink to mauve flowers in terminal racemes with yellow markings in the mid-section of the petals; conspicuous long, upcurved stamens with bluish anthers appearing in December to April |
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Desciption of seed/fruit |
A linear capsule |
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Description of roots |
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Variation |
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Propagation and Cultivation |
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Tolerances |
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Uses |
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Ecological rarity |
Sometimes a weed |
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Pests and Diseases |
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Other |
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Location |
Grassland, sometimes on disturbed land |
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Distribution |
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