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Cleome coluteoides Boiss.  
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FamilyCLEOMACEAE
Genus speciesCleome coluteoides Boiss. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 3 (1843)
Native RangeTurkmenistan to Iraq and Afghanistan
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks and scree
Descriptionglandular-hirsute, stems simple, leaves shortly petiolate, ovate-orbiculate, obtuse, 3-nerved, the upper smaller, ovate-orbiculate, flowers axillary, solitary
Size10-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsBuhsea coluteoides (Boiss.) Bunge
Buhsea raddeana (Trautv.) Kamelin
Buhsea trinervia (DC.) Stapf
Buhsea trinervia var. ramosa Bornm.
Cadaba trinervia DC.
Capparis coluteoides Boiss.
Cleome raddeana Trautv.
Stroemia trinervia D.Dietr.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan)
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq)
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