Tradescantia pinetorum, the pinewoods spiderwort, is a species of Tradescantia and part of the family Commelinaceae.Western New Mexico State University
Tradescantia pinetorum is found in open woods in the southwestern United States (Arizona + New Mexico) and northwestern Mexico (Chihuahua y Sonora).Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesBiota of North America Program 2013 ocounty distribution map
Growth Tradescantia pinetorum has strongly pubescent sheaths and purple petals that are long. The genus Commelina has flower buds enclosed in a sheath called a spathe, while Tradescantia does not have a spathe. Tradescantia pinetorum has glandular pubescent sepals, while Tradescantia occidentalis has glabrous sepals.
Scientifically related plants Scientifically related plants include Tradescantia pedicellata and Aneilema pinetorum.Plant Encyclopedia
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