Key to Tradescantia
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(For a list of species in Tradescantia, use the above link.)
Jepson Manual glossary definitions can be seen by moving your cursor over words underlined with dots.
1. Stem prostrate Lying flat on the ground.
or
decumbent lying mostly flat on the ground but with tips curving up.
,
nodes Position on a stem from which one or more structures (especially leaves, buds, branches, or flowers) arise.
rooting;
leaves oblong Longer than wide, with nearly parallel sides; wider than linear.
to
ovate Egg-shaped (i.e., widest below the middle) in two dimensions (i.e., in one plane), as a leaf.
;
petals white, 8–9 mm
..... T. fluminensis 1' Stem
erect Upright; vertically oriented.
or
ascending Curving or angling upward from base, or about 30-60 degrees less than vertical or away from axis of attachment.
, nodes rarely rooting; leaves
linear Elongate, with nearly parallel sides; narrower than elliptic or oblong.
to lance-linear; petals blue to rose (white), 8–20 mm
..... [T. ohiensis]
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