Tradescantia humilis
Tradescantia humilis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Commelinales |
Family: | Commelinaceae |
Subfamily: | Commelinoideae |
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Genus: | Tradescantia |
Species: | T. humilis
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Binomial name | |
Tradescantia humilis Rose
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Tradescantia humilis, the Texas spiderwort,[1] is a species of Tradescantia native to Texas and southern Oklahoma.[2][3][4] It was named after John Tradescant (1608-1662) who served as gardener to Charles I of England.[5] It was described by US botanist Joseph Nelson Rose in 1899.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Tradescantia humilis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
- ^ Turner, B.L. (2006). Texas species of Tradescantia (Commelinaceae). Phytologia 88: 312-331.
- ^ Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
Categories:
- Tradescantia
- Plants described in 1899
- Flora of Texas
- Flora of Oklahoma
- Garden plants
- Commelinales stubs