Tarenaya aculeata (Linnaeus) Soares Neto & Roalson. Common name: Prickly Spiderflower. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of tropical America (Mexico, Central America, West Indies, and South America). Reported for AL. Reported for York County, SC (Bradley et al. [in prep.]).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Soares Neto et al (2018), Soares Neto et al (2022); = Hemiscola aculeata (L.) Raf. var. aculeata — FNA7; = n/a — RAB; < Cleome aculeata L. — POWO, Tx; < Hemiscola aculeata (L.) Raf. — K4, Mex. Basionym: Cleome aculeata L. 1768
Links to other floras: = Hemiscola aculeata var. aculeata - FNA7
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (name change)
- Great Plains: FAC (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 0
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