Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Polanisia dodecandra ssp. riograndensis
Polanisia dodecandra (L.) DC. ssp. riograndensis Iltis
Rio Grande Clammyweed
Capparaceae (Caper Family)
USDA Symbol: PODORUSDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Polansia dodecandra ssp. riograndensis
Clammyweed
Capparidaceae
Location: 60 m E of the south Gate on Oakwell Farms Pky & 6 m S of the Pky--Oakwell Farms.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Very dry, rocky calcareous soil (thin). Full sun.
Description: Erect annual, 4 dm tall from a very stout taproot. Leaves alternate, stipitate, petiolate, trifed. Leaflets rhombic to ovate, 12x25 mm wide/long. Flowers in terminal bracteate racemes. Petals rose with long claw. Capsule slender, to 5x32 mm. Seed dark brown, rough, tuberculate.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Aug 13, 1987
Specimen number: 291
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0539
Accession Date: Aug 24, 1993
Accession Number: 40
Annotations: SCFRB