Tradescantia reverchonii, commonly called Reverchon's spiderwort,[1] is a species of plant in the dayflower family that is native to central and eastern Texas, western Louisiana and southwestern Arkansas in the United States.[2]
Tradescantia reverchonii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Commelinales |
Family: | Commelinaceae |
Genus: | Tradescantia |
Species: | T. reverchonii
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Binomial name | |
Tradescantia reverchonii (Bush)
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It is a perennial that produces purple or blue flowers in the spring on herbaceous stems.[3]
References
edit- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Tradescantia reverchonii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Tradescantia reverchonii". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2020.
- ^ "Tradescantia reverchonii". Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Retrieved 29 March 2020.