Biology:Polanisia jamesii
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Polanisia jamesii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Cleomaceae |
| Genus: | Polanisia |
| Species: | P. jamesii
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| Binomial name | |
| Polanisia jamesii (Torr. & A. Gray) Iltis
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Polanisia jamesii, common name James's clammyweed, is a plant species native to the central part of the United States. It is reported from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana , Illinois, Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma. It generally prefers sandy, disturbed soils.[3] The species is considered locally endangered within the state of Minnesota.[4] The species is also considered locally endangered within the state of Illinois.[5]
Polanisia jamesii is an annual herb with branched stems, producing pale yellow flowers on a terminal raceme.[6]
References
- ↑ Tropicos
- ↑ The Plant List
- ↑ Flora of North America v 7 p 203
- ↑ Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- ↑ Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board
- ↑ Iltis, Hugh H. 1958. Studies in the Capparidaceae. IV. Polanisia Raf. Brittonia 10: 33-58.
Wikidata ☰ Q15519290 entry
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