-Plants (Kingdom Plantae)

-Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)

-Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)

-Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)

-Mustards, Capers, and Allies (Order Brassicales)

-Spider Flower Family (Family Cleomaceae)

-Spider Flowers (Genus Cleome)

-Asian Spiderflower (Cleome viscosa)

A tolerant plant on arable land; along roadsides, refuse heaps, coconut grooves; often in great quantities. It is an annual herb that grows up to a meter high. It belongs to the family Cleomaceae. It is considered an invasive species and is widely distributed in warm and humid habitats across the Americas.