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Hemiscola aculeata
Sylva Tellur., 111. 1838.
Common names: Prickly spiderflower
Basionym: Cleome aculeata Linnaeus Syst. Nat. ed. 12, 3: 232. 1768
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Distribution
Mexico, West Indies.
Discussion
Varieties 3 (1 in the flora).
Variety potosina (B. L. Robinson) H. H. Iltis is endemic to Argentina and Mexico and is distinguished by relatively long gynophores; var. affinis (de Candolle) H. H. Iltis is endemic to southeastern Brazil and is spineless.
Selected References
None.