Cleome isomeris Greene Isomeris arborea Nutt. Isomeris arborea Nutt. var. angustata Parish Isomeris arborea Nutt. var. globosa Coville Isomeris arborea Nutt. var. insularis Jeps. Bladderpod, Arizona bladderpod
Bladderpod spiderflowers—what a great name!—are North American natives. Identification: This shrub has a scent variously described as ”unusual,” “ill-scented,” or “pungent smelling.” It is remarkably rounded or oval in shape, up to 8' (2.4 m) around, evergreen, with inconspicuous thin gray-green leaves ½-1¾" (1.5-4.5 cm) long, usually in groups of three. Attractive bright yellow flowers with long stamens appear everywhere on the shrub. The fruits (the “bladderpods”) are variably shaped, resembling inflated paper lanterns. They are 1-1½" (3-4 cm) long, approximately oval, and smooth. Online References:
Cleome isomeris on Wildflowers in Santa Barbara Cleome isomeris at Illinois Wildflowers Cleome isomeris on the USDA Plants Database Cleome isomeris at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Cleome isomeris on cals.arizona.edu Cleome isomeris on Desert-tropicals.com Cleome isomeris from the Jepson Manual 4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, California 2/17/2007 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California 2/26/2010 · Torrey Pines State Park, La Jolla, California Cleome isomeris description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, California 2/26/2010 · Torrey Pines State Park, La Jolla, California 4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, California 4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, California 4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, California 4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, California Range:
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