About Cleomella sparsifolia (S.Watson) J.C.Hall & Roalson
Cleomella sparsifolia is a species of flowering plant that has two common names: fewleaf cleome and fewleaf spiderflower. It is an annual wildflower native to California and Nevada in the United States, where it grows in desert sand. This plant is an erect, branching species that does not grow taller than one meter. It has sparse foliage; each leaf is composed of three thick, oval-shaped leaflets. Its flowers are bright yellow, with curving petals and long stamens that end in knobby anthers. It produces a capsule-shaped fruit that can reach up to 4 centimeters in length.
