UNSPSC 10226017: Live cleome spinosa

Live plant including the root ball of cleome spinosa flowers

UNSPSC 10226017 Live cleome spinosa, a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment between the code's nominal scope and actual state and local procurement activity. The code nominally identifies a specific ornamental plant species, yet the recent solicitations tagged under it encompass broad landscape installation, environmental restoration, dune stabilization, and general plant procurement work — activities that span multiple plant species, irrigation infrastructure, coastal mitigation, and regulatory compliance rather than cleome spinosa specifically. State and local issuers include county boards of commissioners (Pasco County, Collier County, Pinellas County, DeKalb County), city governments (Dallas), and special-purpose service divisions (Pelican Bay Services Division). The work being solicited ranges from native dune planting for coastal erosion control to invasive species removal and ecological restoration across wetlands and stormwater facilities, with one general ornamental plant purchase for municipal use.

Recent activity spans Florida jurisdictions (Pasco, Collier, and Pinellas counties) and Georgia (DeKalb County), plus Texas (Dallas). Representative recent solicitations include Pasco County's IFB for landscaping and irrigation installation along Ridge Road (2.95 miles of median and right-of-way planting with irrigation, due April 14, 2026, with a contract ceiling of $120,000); Collier County's Quick Quote for Pelican Bay Bay Colony Dune Plantings (supply and installation of approximately 56,250 native dune plants across 225,000 square feet following 2024 hurricane damage, due March 13, 2026); Pinellas County's RFP for Environmental Planting, Monitoring, Reporting and Maintenance Services across a five-year term (due July 29, 2025, with SBE participation provisions); and the City of Dallas's IFS for general plant purchase (due February 3, 2026). The code exhibits low recent activity volume and poor taxonomic fit — the recent opportunities reflect landscape and environmental services rather than cleome spinosa procurement specifically, suggesting the code may be misapplied or reflects legacy tagging rather than active demand for this commodity.