Yellow Spiderflower

Cleome lutea Hook.

Caper family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Annual

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Larval Host (Butterfly)
Larval Host Pontia occidentalis, Pontia protodice

Native Range

  • USA:  California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
  • MEX:  Mexico Northwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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