Herb latin name: Yellow Spiderflower,Yellow Spiderflower Extract

Latin name: Cleome lutea

Family: Capparidaceae (Caper Family)

Medicinal use of Yellow Spiderflower: The plant has been used to treat ant bites.

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Habitat of the herb: the herb: Sandy soils on desert plains to lower montane valleys, it is also found on sandy flatland.

Edible parts of Yellow Spiderflower: Young shoots - cooked. Seed - ground into a meal and used as a flour.

Other uses of the herb: Yields a black dye. No further details are given, but it is probably obtained by boiling down the whole plant.

Propagation of Yellow Spiderflower: Seed - surface sow or only lightly cover the seed in spring in a greenhouse. The seed usually germinates in 5 - 14 days at 25℃. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in late spring. Day time temperatures below 20℃ depress germination but a night time fall to 20� is necessary.

Cultivation of the herb: Sandy soils on desert plains to lower montane valleys, it is also found on sandy flatland.

Known hazards of Cleome lutea: None known

Herb latin name: Yellow Spiderflower,Yellow Spiderflower Extract

Latin name: Cleome lutea

Family: Capparidaceae (Caper Family)

Medicinal use of Yellow Spiderflower: The plant has been used to treat ant bites.

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Habitat of the herb: the herb: Sandy soils on desert plains to lower montane valleys, it is also found on sandy flatland.

Edible parts of Yellow Spiderflower: Young shoots - cooked. Seed - ground into a meal and used as a flour.

Other uses of the herb: Yields a black dye. No further details are given, but it is probably obtained by boiling down the whole plant.

Propagation of Yellow Spiderflower: Seed - surface sow or only lightly cover the seed in spring in a greenhouse. The seed usually germinates in 5 - 14 days at 25℃. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in late spring. Day time temperatures below 20℃ depress germination but a night time fall to 20� is necessary.

Cultivation of the herb: Sandy soils on desert plains to lower montane valleys, it is also found on sandy flatland.

Known hazards of Cleome lutea: None known