Capparaceae Cleome isomeris Greene
Bladderpod Spiderflower
Kawaiisu - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 35
View all documented uses for
Cleome isomeris Greene
Scientific name: Cleome isomeris Greene
USDA symbol: CLIS (
View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bladderpod Spiderflower
Family: Capparaceae
Family (APG): Cleomaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Flowers eaten boiled or sun baked.
RECRD: 4253 id: 10286