Tradescantia humilis
| Tradescantia humilis | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Commelinaceae |
| Subfamily: | Commelinoideae |
| Tribe: | Tradescantieae |
| Subtribe: | Tradescantiinae |
| Genus: | Tradescantia |
| Species: | T. humilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tradescantia humilis Rose | |
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
- ↑ NRCS. "Tradescantia humilis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- 1 2 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
