Tradescantia pallida ‘Purpurea’
Spiderwort
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Liliopsida | Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family |
Subclass | Commelinidae | Dayflowers and spiderworts, and several others |
Order | Commelinales | Includes dayflowers (spiderworts), bloodworts, water hyacinths, others |
Family | Commelinaceae | Dayflower or spiderwort family |
Genus | Tradescantia | After John Tradescant (1608-1662), English gardener to King Charles I |
Species | pallida | Pale |
Cultivar | ‘Purpurea’ | |
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Tradescantia pallida ‘Purpurea’ description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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9/7/2010 · Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, Massachusetts · ≈ 2 × 1′ (62 × 41 cm)
9/7/2010 · Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, Massachusetts · ≈ 2 × 1′ (62 × 41 cm)
9/7/2010 · Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, Massachusetts · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm)
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