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Tradescantia anomala

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Identification
Tradescantia anomala Torr. [family COMMELINACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Tradescantia anomala
Common name
  • False dayflower, Flora of North America Vol. 22
  • widow's-tears, Flora of North America Vol. 22

Flora

Entry for Tinantia anomala (Torrey) C. B. Clarke [family COMMELINACEAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 22,
Names
Tinantia anomala (Torrey) C. B. Clarke [family COMMELINACEAE], in A. L. P. de Candolle and C. de Candolle,Monographiae Phanerogamarum, 3: 287. 1881
Tradescantia anomala Torrey [family COMMELINACEAE], in W. H. Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., 2(1): 225. 1859
Commelinantia anomala (Torrey) Tharp [family COMMELINACEAE]
Information
Herbs, annual, cespitose, to 80 cm. Leaves dimorphic, glaucous; basal leaves tapered into long petiole, linear-spatulate; distal cauline leaves sessile, broadly to narrowly lanceolate, 6--20 cm, base commonly cordate-clasping, apex acute to acuminate. Inflorescences terminal, cymes solitary; bracteoles 3--5 mm. Flowers 2--2.5 cm wide; sepals boat-shaped, 9--12 mm, glabrous; proximal petal white, rhombic, 3--4 mm; distal petals blue to lavender, obovate, 15--18 mm; proximal lateral stamens with purple hairs; distal stamens bearded with yellow-tipped hairs; ovules 2 per locule. Capsules oblong, 6--8 mm. Seeds gray-brown. 2n = 26.
Phenology
Flowering spring--early summer
Distribution
USA Tex.
Discussion
Only one record of Tinantia anomala is known from Durango.

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