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| flowers of Polanisia spp. have petals with a long claw prominent nectary gland (orangish-red) | habit - herbaceous annual 2-1/2" to 40" tall |
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| inflorescence a terminal, bracted raceme | fruit an elongate capsule with numerous seeds |
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| another photo of the inflorescence | trifoliate leaves with elliptic leaflets |
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| touching the leaves transfers a strong-smelling substance that makes the hands sticky or clammy; What is the leaf complexity? (alternate) | here again you can see the orangish-red nectary glands |