Monophylla Cleome (Cleome monophylla)

Family: Capparidaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Cleome monophylla is a ANNUAL growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in). It is frost tender. It is in leaf from May to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

pungent seed is used as a mustard substitute. — Leaves - cooked and used like spinach.; The young shoots and flowers can also be used.; The pungent seed is used as a mustard substitute.

Habitat & North American Range

A weed of fields and waste places. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)