PLANTS Profile for Polanisia jamesii (James' clammyweed)

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Polanisia jamesii (Torr. & A. Gray) Iltis
James' clammyweed

Symbol:

POJA3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Capparaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Polanisia jamesii (Torr. & A. Gray) Iltis

Cristatella jamesii

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 198. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Polanisia jamesii (Torr. & A. Gray) Iltis

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Synonyms:
Polanisia jamesii (Torr. & A. Gray) Iltis

CRJA5

Cristatella jamesii Torr. & A. Gray

Distribution:
Polanisia jamesii (Torr. & A. Gray) Iltis


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USA (CO, IA, IL, KS, MN, NE, NM, OH, OK, SD, TX, WI)

Related Taxa:
Polanisia jamesii (Torr. & A. Gray) Iltis

View 14 genera in Capparaceae, 5 species in Polanisia

Classification:
Polanisia jamesii (Torr. & A. Gray) Iltis

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Capparales
Family	Capparaceae – Caper family
Genus	Polanisia Raf. – clammyweed
Species	Polanisia jamesii (Torr. & A. Gray) Iltis – James' clammyweed

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Polanisia jamesii (Torr. & A. Gray) Iltis

This plant and synonym italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
James clammyweed		Endangered
Iowa:
clammyweed		Endangered
Minnesota:
Cristatella jamesii
James' polanisia		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Polanisia jamesii (Torr. & A. Gray) Iltis

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22659.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/22/2008 09:14 AM MDT