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]
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 include Tradescantia pedicellata and Aneilema pinetorum.[5]
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).
