Hemiscola aculeata

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Family:CLEOMACEAE
Species:Hemiscola aculeata (L.) Raf.
Common Name:Prickly spider flower
Habitat:Disturbed areas.
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Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
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Status:Not Persisting, Not Native
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Classification

FamilyCLEOMACEAE - Caper family
Genus Hemiscola
Species Hemiscola aculeata (L.) Raf. - Prickly spider flower

Citation

Citation Hemiscola aculeata (Linnaeus) Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. (4): 111. 1838.
Basionym: Cleome aculeata L. 1768.
Type: Without data, Zoega s.n. (lectotype: LINN 850.17). Lectotypified by Al-Shehbaz in Howard (ed.), Fl. Lesser Antilles 4 : 301. 1988.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Cleome aculeata Cleome aculeata Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. ed. 12, 3: 232. 1768  

Specimens and Distribution

No specimens exist for this species.