Cleomella serrulata (Pursh) Roalson & J.C. Hall. Common name: Rocky Mountain Bee-plant, Guaco. Phenology: May-Sep. Habitat: Prairies, eastwards weedy in disturbed sites. Distribution: MB and BC south to MO, TX, CA, and Mexico.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, POWO, Roalson et al (2015); = Cleome serrulata Pursh — C, F, GrPl, Mo2, Tx, Christenhusz, Fay, & Byng (2018); = Peritoma serrulata (Pursh) DC. — FNA7, Il, Mi, NE, NY, Iltis & Cochrane (2007). Basionym: Cleome serrulata Pursh 1814
Links to other floras: = Peritoma serrulata - FNA7
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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