''Polanisia'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the family

Cleomaceae The Cleomaceae are a small family of flowering plants in the order Brassicales, comprising about 300 species in 10 genera, or about 150 species in 17 genera.Cleomaceae, Zhang Mingli (张明理)1; Gordon C. Tucker2, Harvard.edu/ref> These genera ...

. Members of the genus are commonly known as clammyweeds. ''

Polanisia jamesii ''Polanisia jamesii,'' common name James's clammyweed, is a plant species native to the central part of the United States. It is reported from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, Texa ...

'' is listed as locally endangered in

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

, while '' P. dodecandra'' is widespread through much of

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Species

Five species are currently recognized in the genus:Flora of North America v 7 p 201
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Polanisia dodecandra ''Polanisia dodecandra'' is a species of flowering plant in the Cleomaceae family, known by the common name redwhisker clammyweed or clammyweed, and there are three subspecies of ''Polanisia''. Usually annual, occasionally perennial, Polanisia is ...

'' (L.) DC. – redwhisker clammyweed **''Polanisia dodecandra'' subsp. ''dodecandra'' **''Polanisia dodecandra'' subsp. ''riograndensis'' H.H.Iltis **''Polanisia dodecandra'' subsp. ''trachysperma'' (Torr. & A.Gray) H.H.Iltis *''

Polanisia erosa ''Polanisia erosa'' is a sticky, high annual herbaceous species of flowering plant in the '' Cleome'' family, Cleomaceae, known by the common name large clammyweed. It has narrow clover-like leaves, and cream-coloured, frilly flowers with a yell ...

'' (Nutt.) H.H.Iltis – large clammyweed *''

'' (Torr. & A.Gray) H.H.Iltis – James' clammyweed *''

Polanisia tenuifolia ''Polansia tenuifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Cleomaceae. It grows in Florida. It is known by the common names pineland catchfly and slender-leaf clammyweed (or slenderleaf clammyweed). It is synonymous with ''Aldenella te ...

'' Torr. & A.Gray – slenderleaf clammyweed *''

Polanisia uniglandulosa ''Polanisia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cleomaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as clammyweeds. '' Polanisia jamesii'' is listed as locally endangered in Minnesota, while '' P. dodecandra'' is widespread through muc ...

'' (Cav.) DC. – Mexican clammyweed

Formerly placed here

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Arivela viscosa ''Cleome'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cleomaceae, commonly known as spider flowers, spider plants, spider weeds, or bee plants. Previously, it had been placed in the family Capparaceae, until DNA studies found the Cleomaceae ge ...

'' (L.) Raf. (as ''P. viscosa'' (L.) DC.)

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Cleomaceae Brassicales genera Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque {{Brassicales-stub