Flower ID: IMG_2629.JPG-07-11-2022 Flower name (scientific): Polanisia dodecandra (Linnaeus) de Candolle PY: 1824. Plants of the World Online treats this as a synonym of Cleome dodecandra, but the FNA does not. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) doh-DEK-an-druh Flower name (common): Red-whisker Clammyweed Family name (common): Spider Flower Family name (scientific): Cleomaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Specific epithet: Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 0.2 to 0.4 inches ( 0.5 to 1.0 cm) Petal count: 4 Color: white or pink Other: flower arrangement, Raceme Plant description: Size: 8 to 24 inches ( 20. to 61. cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is compound Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, trifoliate (IL), leaflet oblanceolate to obovate or broadly elliptic (FNA), ovate to oblanceolate (MB) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): July to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual Habitat: Disturbed sites, prairies, roadsides, riverbanks, sandy soil, sun. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: No recorded uses by tribes from Wisconsin. The Pueblo used this species as a food source (Moerman, p. 421, 1998). Latitude: 44.798978 Longitude: -91.521713 Altitude: 223.50 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Waukesha) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, MB, ON, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: nt Wetland Status (NC): UPL Wetland Status (MW): UPL