Cleome stenophylla Klotzsch ex Urb.

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    Cleomaceae
    Cleome stenophylla Klotzsch ex Urb.

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    NY Barcode: 02330160

    Occurrence ID: 9ecc284b-0c8a-4a63-b2e2-9ba6533df6a2

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Georeferencing annotation
GJB 8884	Barrio: Puerto Ferro-Diablo
18o06'43.1"N, 65°23,58.2"W Alt: 20 m
D_Puerto_Rico	uncertainty: 6 m
Plants of Vieques Island, Puerto Rico
Herbarium, Department of Biology (MAPR)
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagiiez
Cleome stenophylla Klotzsch ex Urban
Erect herb with open branching; flowers yellow; fruits
green becoming tan at maturity; seeds black. Small local
population among weedy herbs on exposed soil at edge of
road. Sympatric with Cleome aculeata. Rocky road side
in dense xeric brushland on S-facing coastal slope on
rocky, granite-derived, tan-colored soil. National Wildlife
Refuge, east tract, narrow dirt road to N of Bahia Tapon
off of main E-W road of old Camp García. 18°06'36.0"N,
65°23'56.8"W + 6 m (GPS), elev 20 m (map).
Gary J. Breckon 8884	4 November 2008
02330160