Tradescantia humilis
Appearance
Tradescantia humilis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Commelinales |
Family: | Commelinaceae |
Subfamily: | Commelinoideae |
Tribe: | Tradescantieae |
Subtribe: | Tradescantiinae |
Genus: | Tradescantia |
Species: | T. humilis
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Binomial name | |
Tradescantia humilis Rose
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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
[edit]- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Tradescantia humilis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ a b 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