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Cleomaceae
Polanisia

not marked as a favorite taxon Polanisia dodecandra (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle ssp. dodecandra. Common name: Clammyweed, Spiderweed. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Sandy or gravelly floodplains and reservoir shores, also introduced on railroad ballast. Distribution: VT west to MB, south to MD, w. VA, TN, AR, and OK.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, FNA7, K4, NE, NY, Pa, Tx; = Cleome graveolens (Raf.) Schult.f.; = Polanisia dodecandra (L.) DC. — G, Il; = Polanisia dodecandra (L.) DC. var. dodecandra — C, Mi, Va; = Polanisia graveolens Raf. — F, S, S13, Tat, WV; < Cleome dodecandra L. — POWO; < Polanisia dodecandra (L.) DC. — Tn, W. Basionym: Cleome dodecandra L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Polanisia dodecandra ssp. dodecandra - FNA7

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (name change)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (name change)
  • Great Plains: FACU (name change)
  • Midwest: UPL (name change)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: UPL (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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