*Tarenaya spinosa (Jacquin) Rafinesque. Common name: Spiny Spiderflower. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Mexico, central America, the West Indies and n. South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA7, Il, K4, Soares Neto et al (2022); = Cleome spinosa Jacq. — Fl4, WH3, Christenhusz, Fay, & Byng (2018); = n/a — C; < Neocleome spinosa (Jacq.) Small — S. Basionym: Cleome spinosa Jacq. 1760
Links to other floras: = Tarenaya spinosa - FNA7
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
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