Rocky Mountain bee plant
Noun: * A flowering plant native to western North America, characterized by leaves divided into three leaflets and clusters of distinctive flowers with long stamens that resemble spider legs. Its scientific name is Cleome serrulata. It is valued for attracting pollinators and is sometimes cultivated in gardens for its ornamental appearance.
This term is used specifically as the common name for the plant species Cleome serrulata. It is primarily used in botanical, horticultural, and ecological contexts. * The rocky mountain bee plant is an important source of nectar for bees and hummingbirds. * To support native pollinators, consider adding rocky mountain bee plant to your wildflower garden.
- The plant is also known by other common names, such as "stinking clover" due to the scent of its foliage and "Navajo spinach" because its young leaves and seeds were traditionally used as food by some Native American tribes.
- Bee plant: A more general term for any plant that is particularly attractive to bees.
- Cleome: The genus name for this and related plants, sometimes used as a common name for cultivated varieties.
- Spiderflower: A common name describing the spider-like shape of its flowers.
- Stinking clover
- Navajo spinach
- Spiderflower (Note: "Spiderflower" can refer to other species within the genus.)
This term has only one specific meaning as the common name for the plant Cleome serrulata. It is not used idiomatically or in phrasal verbs.
- plant of western North America having trifoliate leaves and white or pink spider-shaped flowers; sometimes used as an ornamental