Kingdom Plantae Family Commelinaceae Tribe Tradescantieae Scientific name Tradescantia crassula | Order Commelinales Subfamily Commelinoideae Subtribe Tradescantiinae Rank Species | |
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Similar Tradescantia longipes, Tradescantia ozarkana, Tradescantia bracteata, Tradescantia zanonia, Tradescantia occidentalis | ||
Tradescantia crassula, common names succulent spiderwort and white-flowered tradescantia, is a species of plants in the Commelinaceae. It is native to southeastern Brazil, Uruguay, and the Misiones Province of Argentina, and has been introduced to Florida. It flowers in May in Florida, and can be found under Oak Trees.
The plants stem is three feet long, usually green, but sometimes purple in color. Its leaves are four to nine inches long. When first described in 1828, the native range of the plant was unknown.
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