Pinewoods spiderwort facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Pinewoods spiderwort |
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Tradescantia
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pinetorum
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Tradescantia pinetorum, the pinewoods spiderwort, is a species of Tradescantia and part of the Commelinaceae family.
Tradescantia pinetorum is found in open woods in the southwestern United States (Arizona + New Mexico) and northwestern Mexico (Chihuahua y Sonora).
Growth
Tradescantia pinetorum has strongly pubescent sheaths and purple petals that are 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in) long. The genus Commelina has flower buds enclosed in a sheath called a spathe, while Tradescantia does not have a spathe. Tradescantia pinetorum has glandular pubescent sepals, while Tradescantia occidentalis has glabrous sepals.
Scientifically related plants include Tradescantia pedicellata and Aneilema pinetorum.
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