bladderpod spiderflower Capparaceae Cleome isomeris

Leaf:Alternate, simple or compound (trifoliate), evergreen, leaflets or leaves are elliptical, 1/2 to 1 inch long, arching and creased along midvein with each side bending upwards, gray green, pungent smelling.
Flower:Very attractive, 1 inch across, dark yellow petals and long, graceful stamens; occur in large tight clusters in winter and early spring but can occur throughout the year.
Fruit:Ellptical hanging (stalks up to 1 inch long), inflated capsules, 1 to 2 inches long, light green and glaucus, later turning light brown, ripen throughout the year.
Twig:Stout gray-green.
Bark:Light gray, with irregular very shallow fissures.
Form:Heavily branched, sprawling shrub up to 8 feet tall.

leaf flower fruit twig bark form map

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