Tradescantia pinetorum, the pinewoods spiderwort,[1] is a species of Tradescantia and part of the family Commelinaceae.[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]

Scientifically related plants

Scientifically related plants include Tradescantia pedicellata and Aneilema pinetorum.[5]

References

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Tradescantia pinetorum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e Western New Mexico State University
  3. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 ocounty distribution map
  5. ^ Plant Encyclopedia Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine