Peritoma serrulata
(Rocky Mountain Beeplant)
Peritoma serrulata, Prewitt Reservoir, Washington Co, 08284
Peritoma serrulata, along CR 45, South of Doylesville, Saguache Co. 3135
Peritoma serrulata, Lathrop State Park, Huerfano Co. 7380
Peritoma serrulata, Great Sand Dunes NP, Alamosa Co. 7833
Peritoma serrulata, Great Sand Dunes NP, Alamosa Co. 7842
Peritoma serrulata, along CR 45, South of Doylesville, Saguache Co. 3143
Peritoma serrulata, Pawnee Buttes, Weld Co. 7303
Peritoma serrulata, along CR 45, South of Doylesville, Saguache Co. 3141
Peritoma serrulata, Prewitt Reservoir, Washington Co, 08311
Peritoma serrulata, along CR 45, South of Doylesville, Saguache Co. 3153
Peritoma serrulata, Prewitt Reservoir, Washington Co, 08305
| Scientific Name | Peritoma serrulata (Cleome serrulata) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | CLSE |
| Common Name | Rocky Mountain Beeplant | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 823032 |
| Family | Cleomaceae (Cleome formerly Capparacaea) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Plains to montane (3500 to 9000 ft.); sandy soils in open fields, roadsides, and other disturbed places. Plant: Erect annual 20 to 32 inches tall, single stem branched near top. Leaves: Compound leaves each with three slender lanceolate leaflets, 1 to 2-3/8 inches long. Inflorescence: Clusters of many pink to dark pink or lavender flowers in a terminal raceme each with 4 petals and 6 long stamens. Bloom Period: June to September. Fruit: Elongated, hairless, pods 3/4 to 2-3/4 inches long, slightly constricted between the seeds (torulose), hanging on long pedicels and containing many black or gray-mottled, ovoid seeds, 3-4 mm long. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, American Southwest and SEINet. |
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Colorado Status: Native |
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