Tradescantia pinetorum

Greene

Erythea 1: 247. 1893.

Illustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22.

Herbs, erect to ascending, rarely rooting at nodes. Roots sometimes tuberous. Stems sparsely branched, 8–39 cm, scabridulous or rarely glabrescent. Leaves: blade linear-lanceolate, 1–10 × 0.15–0.8 cm (distal leaf-blades wider or narrower than sheaths when sheaths opened, flattened), firmly membranaceous, glaucous, glabrous. Inflorescences terminal, solitary, or frequently with 1–3 axillary inflorescences from distal nodes; bracts foliaceous. Flowers distinctly pedicillate; pedicels 0.8–1 cm, glandular-puberulent; sepals frequently suffused with red, glaucous, 4–6 mm, glandular-puberulent; petals distinct, bright blue to rose and purple, not clawed, 9–12 mm; stamens free; filaments bearded. Capsules 3–4 mm. Seeds 1.5–2 mm; hilum much shorter than seed.


Phenology: Flowering summer–fall (Jul–Sep).
Habitat: Moist canyons and stream banks
Elevation: 1700–3000 m

Distribution

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Ariz., N.Mex., Mexico (Chihuahua), Mexico (Durango), Mexico (Sonora)

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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... more about "Tradescantia pinetorum"
Robert B. Faden +
Greene +
petiolate +  and sessile +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
glabrous +  and glaucous +
linear-lanceolate +
membranaceous +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
umbel-like +
Ariz. +, N.Mex. +, Mexico (Chihuahua) +, Mexico (Durango) +  and Mexico (Sonora) +
1700–3000 m +
Moist canyons and stream banks +
thyrsiform +  and cymose +
2-ranked +  and arranged +
cauline +  and basal +
differentiated +
glandular-puberulent +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
bright blue +  and rose and purple +
distinct +
not clawed +
unequal +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (?) +  and 1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (?) +
Flowering summer–fall (Jul–Sep). +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
suffused with red +
distinct +
glandular-puberulent +  and glaucous +
subequal +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Illustrated +
staminodial +
glabrescent +
scabridulous +
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (39 cm390 mm <br />0.39 m <br />) +
not +  and enlarged +
slender +
Rhoeo +, Setcreasea +  and Zebrina +
Tradescantia pinetorum +
Tradescantia +
species +
erect +  and ascending +