Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Polanisia erosa ssp. erosa
Polanisia erosa (Nutt.) Iltis ssp. erosa
Large Clammyweed
Capparaceae (Caper Family)
USDA Symbol: POEREUSDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Polansia erosa var. erosa
Large Clammyweed
Fumariaceae
Location: 2 km E of IH-37 in extreme S Bexar County.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Full sun. Deep, sandy soil. Among various Poaceae. Nominal moisture.
Description: Divergently branched annual, 2-6 dm tall with strong taproot. Sparsely glandular, petioles to 2 cm, leaflets 3, linear to oblanceolate, 1-4 cm long; 1-5 mm wide. Racemes to 25 cm, petals white to pale yellow. Petals clawed, Stamens 6-15, red.
County: Bexar
Collector: Robert N. Nelson
Collection Date: Aug 31, 1996
Specimen number: 2
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 1082
Accession Date: Nov 13, 1996
Accession Number: 93
Annotations: SCFRB (In flower)
"Fumariaceae" lined out and "Capparidaceae" printed above in Scientific Name