Characteristics
Polanisia dodecandra (L.) DC. ssp. dodecandra
red-whiskered clammyweed
Gravel and sand bars of streams and disturbed areas. A very distinctive plant often occurring in open disturbed areas of streams that are seasonally flooded and the adjacent herbaceous vegetation is not thick.
Forb/herb
Annual
Vascular
6
Records that came in as P. dodecandra are placed here since ssp. dodecandra is the common subspecies in New York and ssp. trachysperma is rare in the state. Still these specimens should be critically examined to determine their true identity.
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Native
UPL, FACU (NWPL)
FACU (NWPL EMP)
UPL (NWPL NCNE)
SNR (State Rank)
G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Brassicales
Polanisia dodecandra (L.) DC. ssp. dodecandra - red-whiskered clammyweed
Citation
Polanisia dodecandra (L.) DC. ssp. dodecandra
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Species Distribution Map
This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.