Polanisia

Polanisia
	Polanisia dodecandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Cleomaceae
Genus:	Polanisia; Raf.
Species
	Polanisia dodecandra; Polanisia erosa; Polanisia jamesii; Polanisia tenuifolia; Polanisia uniglandulosa
Synonyms
	Cristatella Nutt.

Polanisia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cleomaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as clammyweeds.^[2] Polanisia jamesii is listed as locally endangered in Minnesota, while P. dodecandra is widespread through much of North America.^[3]

Species

Five species are currently recognized in the genus:^[4]

Polanisia dodecandra (L.) DC. – redwhisker clammyweed
- Polanisia dodecandra subsp. dodecandra
- Polanisia dodecandra subsp. riograndensis H.H.Iltis
- Polanisia dodecandra subsp. trachysperma (Torr. & A.Gray) H.H.Iltis
Polanisia erosa (Nutt.) H.H.Iltis – large clammyweed
Polanisia jamesii (Torr. & A.Gray) H.H.Iltis – James' clammyweed
Polanisia tenuifolia Torr. & A.Gray – slenderleaf clammyweed
Polanisia uniglandulosa (Cav.) DC. – Mexican clammyweed^[5]

^ ^a ^b "Genus: Polanisia Raf". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-03-31. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
^ ^a ^b "Polanisia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
^ Iltis, Hugh H. 1958. Studies in the Capparidaceae. IV. Polanisia Raf. Brittonia 10: 33-58.
^ Flora of North America v 7 p 201
^ ^a ^b "GRIN Species Records of Polanisia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-02-01.

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