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Spider Flower

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Cleome houtteana

Lives in Sri Lanka

Spider Flower
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Overview

Cleome houtteana, commonly known as spider flower, spider plant, pink queen, or grandfather's whiskers, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cleome of the family Cleomaceae, native to southern South America in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and southeast Brazil. It has also been introduced to South Asia, including the Haor area of Bangladesh and India.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Cleome houtteana — CC BY-SA 4.0
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