Tradescantia spathacea Sw.
COMMELINACEAE
- Spiderwort family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
Taxon Page:
Name: Tradescantia spathacea Sw.
Nomencl. ref.: Prodr. [O. P. Swartz] 57. 1788 [20 Jun-29 Jul 1788]
Rank: species
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Common names
U.S.
name:
Boatlily
English name: boat-lily English name: Moses-in-the-cradle
German name: purpurblättrige Dreimasterblume
Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Synonyms:
= Rhoeo discolor (L'Hér.) Hance ex Walp.
= Rhoeo spathacea (Sw.) Stearn
= Tradescantia bicolor L'Hér.
= Tradescantia discolor L'Hér.
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Commelinidae
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Tradescantia
Species:
Page counter: 3003 ( AVG: 221.18 / 219.883 )
Gallery:
Tradescantia spathacea
Leaves at Kula Ace Hardware and Nursery, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Tradescantia spathacea
Flowers at 4211 Commodore Ave Sand Island, Midway Atoll - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Tradescantia spathacea
Habit at Kula Ace Hardware and Nursery, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Tradescantia spathacea
Habit at Old macadamia nut orchards Waiehu, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Tradescantia spathacea
Habit at Old macadamia nut orchards Waiehu, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Tradescantia spathacea
Plant at Makawao, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Tradescantia spathacea
Flowers at Ave Maria Sand Island, Midway Atoll - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Tradescantia spathacea
Photo by Leo Michels. Usage: Public Domain
Tradescantia spathacea
Flowers at 4211 Commodore Ave Sand Island, Midway Atoll - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Tradescantia spathacea
Habit at Old macadamia nut orchards Waiehu, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Tradescantia spathacea
Leaf at 4211 Commodore Ave Sand Island, Midway Atoll - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Tradescantia spathacea
Photo by Leo Michels. Usage: Public Domain
Tradescantia spathacea
Habit at Old macadamia nut orchards Waiehu, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Tradescantia spathacea
Habit at 4211 Commodore Ave Sand Island, Midway Atoll - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Tradescantia spathacea
Flowers at 4211 Commodore Ave Sand Island, Midway Atoll - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Tradescantia spathacea
Habit at Charlie barracks Sand Island, Midway Atoll - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (FL, HI, LA), USA+ (PR, VI)
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(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA
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