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Cleome hassleriana
Annual plant with spirally arranged leaves. Leaves are palmately compound, with 5 or 7 leaflets. Flowers are purple, pink, or white with 4 petals and 6 long stamens. Fruit is capsule containing several seeds. Flowering lasts from late spring to early fall.
Native to southern South America in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and southeast Brazil.
Spotted on Aug 9, 2012
Submitted on Aug 14, 2012
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