Malheur Experiment Station

Caper

Caper

Latin: Capparidaceae

Plants in the Caper Family by Scientific Name

Cleomella macbrideana Common Names Cleomella Family Caper Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Short Description The cleomella pictured here was found on very poor, bare clay soil in the Succor Creek watershed. Native Yes

Cleome lutea Common Names yellow beeplant, yellow spiderflower Family Caper Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Location Lower Owyhee River, OR Native Yes Weed Can be

Cleome platycarpa Common Names golden beeplant, golden spiderflower Family Caper Flower Color Brilliant Yellow Elevation 3200' Location Jenkins Rd. north of Weiser ID Native Yes

Cleome serrulata Common Names rocky mountain beeplant Family Caper Flower Color Purple Plant Type Herb Location Malheur River Plain, west of Vale, OR Native Yes Weed Can be