Bird spiderflower (Cleome ornithopodioides)

Family: Capparidaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Cleome ornithopodioides is a ANNUAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). 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: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Seed. Used as a mustard substitute. — Used as a mustard substitute.

Habitat & North American Range

Rocky debris on hillsides, gravels and river drifts, occasionally on waste ground. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)