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Tradescantia humilis

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Tradescantia humilis
Scientific classification Edit this 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
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

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  1. ^ NRCS. "Tradescantia humilis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
  4. ^ Turner, B.L. (2006). Texas species of Tradescantia (Commelinaceae). Phytologia 88: 312-331.
  5. ^ Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas