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Botanically it’s been known as Setcreasea pallida, but in recent years when botanists have gotten together over coffee, they have seemed to want to put it into the genius Tradescantia. (For ...
Tradescantia pallida is a species of spiderwort native to the Gulf Coast region of eastern Mexico. It is a perennial herbaceous species with a trailing habit . The cultivar T. pallida 'Purpurea', commonly called purple heart or purple queen , is widely grown as a houseplant , outdoor container plant, or a garden groundcover .
Unusual example with four petals and eight anthers. Tradescantia (/ ˌ t r æ d ə ˈ s k æ n t i ə / [4]) is a genus of 85 species [5] of herbaceous perennial wildflowers in the family Commelinaceae, native to the Americas from southern Canada to northern Argentina, including the West Indies.
Several sites list this plant as "Setcreasea pallida", yet that's not showing any results at the three taxonomy sites listed on WikiProject Tree of Life. --KQ 08:51 Aug 22, 2002 (PDT) Obsolete name. Dysmorodrepanis 02:46, 7 April 2007 (UTC) Yo, I think we need some info on the Wandering Jew of folklore here. That's an ugly, ugly picture I put up.
New York allows the sale of this plant if it is labeled invasive. Sterile cultivars have also been developed. This species is ranked 81.25 (Very High) on the NYS Threat Assessment scale. [20] Fallopia japonica - Japanese knotweed. This species is ranked 97.94 (Very High) on the NYS Threat Assessment scale. [21] [22] Lonicera japonica - Japanese ...
By convention, the italicised term 'variegata' as the second part of the Latin binomial name, indicates a species found in the wild with variegation (Aloe variegata). The much more common, non-italicised, inclusion of 'Variegata' as the third element of a name indicates a variegated cultivar of an unvariegated parent (Aucuba japonica 'Variegata').
Iris variegata has often been confused for Iris pallida 'Argentea Variegata, which has variegated leaves. But Iris variegata has variegated flowers. [2] It has stout rhizome, [3] with roots that can go up to 10 cm deep in the ground. [4] It has leaves that are around 1–3 cm wide, [4] [5] dark green, ribbed leaves. [6]
Celtis ehrenbergiana, called the desert hackberry or spiny hackberry, is a plant species that has long been called C. pallida by many authors, including in the "Flora of North America" database. [4] It is native to Arizona, Florida, New Mexico and Texas, and to Latin America as far south as central Argentina. It grows in dry locations such as ...