Isomeris arborea Nutt. var. angustata Parish
Isomeris arborea Nutt. var. globosa Coville
Isomeris arborea Nutt. var. insularis Jeps.
Cleome isomeris Greene
Bladderpod, Arizona bladderpod, bladderpod spiderflower
Bladderpod spiderflowers—what a great name!—are North American natives.
Plants: This shrub has a scent variously described as “unusual,” “ill-scented,” or “pungent smelling.” It is remarkably rounded or oval in shape, up to 8′ (2.4 m) around, evergreen.
Leaves: Inconspicuous thin gray-green leaves ½–1¾″ (1.5–4.5 cm) long, usually in groups of three.
Flowers: Attractive bright yellow flowers with long stamens appear everywhere on the shrub.
Fruits: The fruits (the “bladderpods”) are variably shaped, resembling inflated paper lanterns. They are 1–1½″ (3–4 cm) long, approximately oval, and smooth.
Habitats: Hillsides, grasslands, desert washes and flats, roadsides, stabilized dunes.
Online References:
Isomeris arborea Nutt.
Isomeris arborea Nutt. var. angustata Parish
Isomeris arborea Nutt. var. globosa Coville
Isomeris arborea Nutt. var. insularis Jeps.
Isomeris arborea Nutt. var. angustata Parish
Isomeris arborea Nutt. var. globosa Coville
Isomeris arborea Nutt. var. insularis Jeps.
4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, California · ≈ 12 × 8″ (31 × 20 cm) 
2/17/2007 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California 
ID is uncertain 
2/26/2010 · Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, La Jolla, California · ≈ 3 × 4½″ (7.9 × 11 cm) 
4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, California · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm) 
2/26/2010 · Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, La Jolla, California · ≈ 2 × 2½″ (5.6 × 7.3 cm) 
4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, California · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm) 
4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, California · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm) 
4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, California · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm) 
4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, California · ≈ 12 × 8″ (31 × 20 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Brassicales | Mustard, cabbage, caper, papaya, nasturtiums, many others; most produce mustard oil |
| Family | Cleomaceae | Caper family |
| Genus | Cleome | An ancient name of some mustard-like plant |
| Species | isomeris | From the Greek isos, “equal,” and meris, “a part,” describing the equally divided pod |
Cleome isomeris description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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