Tradescantia pinetorum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Commelinaceae |
| Subfamily: | Commelinoideae |
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| Genus: | Tradescantia |
| Species: | T. pinetorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Tradescantia pinetorum Greene
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Tradescantia pinetorum, the pinewoods spiderwort,[1] is a species of Tradescantia and part of the Commelinaceae family.[2]
Tradescantia pinetorum is found in open woods in the southwestern United States (Arizona + New Mexico) and northwestern Mexico (Chihuahua y Sonora).[2][3][4]
Growth[]
Tradescantia pinetorum has strongly pubescent sheaths and purple petals that are 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in) long.[2] The genus Commelina has flower buds enclosed in a sheath called a spathe, while Tradescantia does not have a spathe.[2] Tradescantia pinetorum has glandular pubescent sepals, while Tradescantia occidentalis has glabrous sepals.[2]
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Scientifically related plants include and .[5]
References[]
- ^ "Tradescantia pinetorum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Western New Mexico State University
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 ocounty distribution map
- ^ Plant Encyclopedia Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- Tradescantia
- Plants described in 1893
- Flora of the Southwestern United States
- Flora of the South-Central United States
- Flora of Northwestern Mexico
- Flora of Northeastern Mexico