Polanisia

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Polanisia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Polanisia (Greek, many, unequal, referring to the stamens). Capparidaceae. Annual herbs, mostly glandular and having an unpleasant odor: lvs. pal- mately 3-5-foliate. the uppermost reduced to bracts of the racemose fls.: fls. whitish or yellowish; sepals 4, lanceolate, deciduous; petals slender or clawed; receptacle depressed, bearing a gland at the base of the ovary; stamens 8 to numerous, somewhat unequal: fr. a nearly or quite sessile pod.—About 30 species, natives of temperate and tropical regions, of little value horti- culturally. P. trachysperma, Torr. & Gray. A branched glandular-pubescent viscous annual, 1-2 ft. high: lvs. petioled, with 3 oblong lfts. : fls. yellowish white in terminal racemes, rather large: fr. a caps, more or less contracted at base, not stipitate. N. Amer. Intro, abroad. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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