Peritoma arborea var. arborea (Nutt.) Iltis

Bladderpod
Cleomaceae

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Protologue: Novon 17: 449 (2007)
Pronunciation: Peritoma arborea var. arborea
Etymology: Gr. "cut-around," peri meaning "around" and tome or tomos meaning "division, section, to slice." + resembling a tree

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Left: S.D. County Plant Atlas (http://sdplantatlas.org). Right: CCH2. Click to see current herbarium records.  












A shrub with ternate leaves and bladder-like, capsular fruits.
Note harlequin bugs, adapted to feed from this species.

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