Cleomaceae FAMILY
Cleome ornithopodioides
Cleome ornithopodioides
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cleome ornithopodioides is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.30 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope to W. Asia.
HabitatRocky debris on hillsides, gravels and river drifts, occasionally on waste ground[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].