Tradescantia humilis, the Texas spiderwort,[1] is a species of Tradescantia native to Texas and southern Oklahoma.[2][3][4] It was named after John Tradescant (1608-1662) who served as gardener to Charles I of England.[5] It was described by US botanist Joseph Nelson Rose in 1899.[2]
References
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Tradescantia humilis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
- ^ Turner, B.L. (2006). Texas species of Tradescantia (Commelinaceae). Phytologia 88: 312-331.
- ^ Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
