Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero
Asian Spiderflower
Cleome viscosa
Spanish: cola de rata
Cleome viscosa, the Asian spiderflower or tick weed is an annual herb, up to a meter high. It belongs to family Capparidaceae. It is commonly found in rainy season.
TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Brassicales › Cleomaceae
Local records29 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records8,124 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2025 – 2026
Months of the 8 most recent records
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Recent local sightings
- 2026-01-09 — observation by zihuadean
- 2025-11-12 — observation by deneb16
- 2025-11-02 — observation by zihuadean
- 2025-07-29 — observation by filibertorumbo
- 2025-07-16 — observation by filibertorumbo
- 2025-07-16 — observation by alejandro_mendizabal
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Cite as: “Asian Spiderflower (Cleome viscosa) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/cleome-viscosa/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.