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Cleome isomeris Greene

Bladderpod, Arizona bladderpod

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassRosidaeRoses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
OrderBrassicalesMustard, cabbage, caper, papaya, nasturtiums, many others; most produce mustard oil
FamilyCleomaceaeCaper family
GenusCleomeAn ancient name of some mustard-like plant
SpeciesisomerisFrom the Greek isos, “equal,” and meris, “a part,” describing the equally divided pod

About plant names...

Bladderpod spiderflowers—what a great name!—are North American natives.

Identification: This shrub has a scent variously described as "unusual," "ill-scented," or "pungent smelling." It is remarkably rounded or oval in shape, up to 8′ (2.4 m) around, evergreen, with inconspicuous thin gray-green leaves ½-1¾″ (1.5-4.5 cm) long, usually in groups of three. Attractive bright yellow flowers with long stamens appear everywhere on the shrub. The fruits (the "bladderpods") are variably shaped, resembling inflated paper lanterns. They are 1-1½″ (3-4 cm) long, approximately oval, and smooth.

Online References:

Wildflowers in Santa Barbara

Illinois Wildflowers

The USDA Plants Database

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Cals.arizona.edu

Desert-tropicals.com

The Jepson Manual

Cleome isomeris (bladderpod, Arizona bladderpod)

4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, Cali­fornia · ≈ 12 × 8″ (31 × 20 cm)

Cleome isomeris (bladderpod, Arizona bladderpod)

2/17/2007 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Cali­fornia ID is uncertain

Cleome isomeris (bladderpod, Arizona bladderpod)

2/26/2010 · Torrey Pines State Park, La Jolla, Cali­fornia · ≈ 3 × 4½″ (7.9 × 11 cm)

Isomeris arborea Nutt.

Isomeris arborea Nutt. var. angustata Parish

Isomeris arborea Nutt. var. globosa Coville

Isomeris arborea Nutt. var. insularis Jeps.

 

Cleome isomeris description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Cleome isomeris (bladderpod, Arizona bladderpod)

4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, Cali­fornia · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm)

Cleome isomeris (bladderpod, Arizona bladderpod)

2/26/2010 · Torrey Pines State Park, La Jolla, Cali­fornia · ≈ 2 × 3″ (5.6 × 8.4 cm)

Cleome isomeris (bladderpod, Arizona bladderpod)

4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, Cali­fornia · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm)

Cleome isomeris (bladderpod, Arizona bladderpod)

4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, Cali­fornia · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm)

Cleome isomeris (bladderpod, Arizona bladderpod)

4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, Cali­fornia · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm)

Cleome isomeris (bladderpod, Arizona bladderpod)

4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, Cali­fornia · ≈ 12 × 8″ (31 × 20 cm)

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