familyCleomaceae
genusPolanisia
speciesPolanisia erosa
subspeciesPolanisia erosa subsp. erosa

Polanisia erosa subsp. erosa

Gordon C. Tucker
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 7. Treatment on page 204. Mentioned on page 203.

Nectary glands tubular, (2.5–) 3–5.5 mm. Adaxial petals 7–11 mm. Gynophores 7–14 mm in fruit.


Phenology: Flowering early spring-mid fall.
Habitat: Sandhills, prairies, woods, fields
Elevation: 0-100 m

Distribution

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Ark., La., Okla., Tex.

Discussion

Subspecies erosa is found primarily in Texas, barely extending into three adjacent states.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Abaxial petal length
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Abaxial petal width
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Adaxial petal length
6mm;11mm +
Adaxial petal some measurement
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
Adaxial petal width
0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Androecium position
hypogynous +
Anther coloration or density
purple +
Anther dehiscence
dehiscing +
Anther shape
not coiling +
Anther some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
Apex pubescence
glabrous +
Apex shape
emarginate +  and lacerate +
Author
Gordon C. Tucker +
Authority
(Nuttall) H. H. Iltis +
Basionyms
Cristatella erosa +
Blade margin architecture or shape
serrulate +, serrate +  and entire +
Bract architecture
trifoliate +
Bract presence
absent +
Bract shape
ovate +
Bract some measurement
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Bud-scale presence
absent +
Capsule architecture or coloration or relief
reticulate +
Capsule atypical width
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Capsule length
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Capsule pubescence
glandular +  and glabrous +
Capsule width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
Cotyledon arrangement or orientation
incumbent +
Distribution
Ark. +, La. +, Okla. +  and Tex. +
Elevation
0-100 m +
Endosperm presence
absent +
Endosperm quantity
scanty +
Filament fusion
adnate +  and free +
Filament pubescence
glabrous +
Flower architecture
zygomorphic +
Flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Flower coloration
green;purple +
Flower length
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.36 cm3.6 mm <br />0.0036 m <br />) +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Flower shape
lanceolate;obovate +
Flower width
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
Fruit architecture
capsular +
Fruit arrangement or dehiscence
valvate +
Fruit dehiscence
dehiscent +  and indehiscent +
Fruit shape
elongate +
Fruits capsule dehiscence
dehiscent +
Fruits capsule shape
oblong +  and cylindric +
Gland presence
absent +
Grain quantity
single +
Gynophore orientation
ascending +
Gynophore presence
absent +
Gynophore some measurement
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
Habitat
Sandhills, prairies, woods, fields +
Hair architecture
stalked +  and sessile +
Hair architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey +
Inflorescence arrangement
racemose +
Inflorescence position
axillary +  and terminal +
Inflorescence shape
flat-topped +
Leaf architecture or shape
pinnate +
Leaf arrangement
arranged +  and alternate +
Leaf arrangement or shape
elliptic +  and linear to narrowly +
Leaf length
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Leaf width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Leaflet quantity
3 (?) +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Nectary gland atypical some measurement
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Nectary gland coloration
yellow +
Nectary gland shape
tubular +
Nectary gland some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.55 cm5.5 mm <br />0.0055 m <br />) +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture
1-carpellate +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
2-locular +
Ovary placentation
parietal +
Ovary some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Ovule architecture
bitegmic +
Ovule atypical quantity
18 (26) +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule quantity
1;18 +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2.3 cm23 mm <br />0.023 m <br />) +
Perianth position
hypogynous +
Perisperm duration
persistent +
Perisperm presence
absent +
Petal arrangement
imbricate +
Petal coloration
white +
Petal fixation
attached +
Petal fusion
distinct +
Petal quantity
4 +
Petal shape
clawed +  and oblong-ovate +
Petal size
unequal +
Petal variability
equal +
Petiole coloration or density
purple +
Petiole presence
absent +
Petiole shape
angled +
Petiole some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering early spring-mid fall. +
Pistil quantity
1 +
Pollen architecture
tricolporate +  and binucleate +
Publication title
Brittonia +
Publication year
1958 +
Raceme some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Reference
None +
Seed architecture
not arillate +
Seed atypical quantity
65 (200) +
Seed coloration
dark reddish-brown +
Seed quantity
12;40 +
Seed relief
pebbled +
Seed shape
beaded +, globose +  and oblong +
Seed some measurement
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br />) +
Sepal duration
deciduous +
Sepal fusion
distinct +
Sepal quantity
4 +
Sepal variability
equal +
Slit dehiscence or orientation
longitudinal +
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Special status
Endemic +
Spine presence
absent +
Spine pubescence
glandular-pubescent +  and glabrous +
Stamen atypical quantity
27 (35) +
Stamen coloration or density
purple +
Stamen position
exserted +
Stamen quantity
6;15 +
Stamen some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
Stem architecture
unbranched +  and branched +
Stem coating
viscid +
Stem growth form
procumbent +
Stem orientation
spreading +  and erect +
Stem pubescence
glandular-pubescent +
Stigma architecture or shape
capitate +
Stigma coloration
green +
Stigma quantity
1 +
Stigma shape
unlobed +
Stipule arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Stipule duration
deciduous +  and caducous +
Stipule presence
absent +
Stipule shape
scale-like +, thread-like +  and 3-8-palmatifid +
Stipule size
minute +
Style duration
persistent +
Style quantity
1 +
Style some measurement
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br />) +
Surface architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Synonyms
Cristatella +
Taxon family
Cleomaceae +
Taxon name
Polanisia erosa subsp. erosa +
Taxon parent
Polanisia erosa +
Taxon rank
subspecies +
Volume
Volume 7 +
Whole-organism duration
annual +
Whole-organism some measurement
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
Whole organism duration
perennial +  and annual +
Whole organism growth form
herb +
X chromosome quantity
10 +