Cleome viscosa, the Asian spiderflower[2] or tick weed[3] is an annual herb that grows up to a meter high.

The crushed leaves have been investigated as a treatment for stored seeds of cowpea, to prevent weevil infestation.

In a study comparing C. viscosa to standard antibiotics, it was proven to be effective at inhibiting microbial growth.

June–August (summer) The species was first described as Cleome viscosa in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus[11][12] This name is not accepted by the Western Australian Herbarium.

[13] In Western Australia the accepted name is Arivela viscosa (L.) Raf.,[14] the name given to it in 1838 by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque[15] for the phylogenetic reasons given by Russell Barrett and others in 2017.