Tradescantia spathacea (Boat lily)

Tradescantia spathacea Sw.

Boat lily, moses in a cradle

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Liliopsida	Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
Subclass	Commelinidae	Dayflowers and spiderworts, and several others
Order	Commelinales	Includes dayflowers (spiderworts), bloodworts, water hyacinths, others
Family	Commelinaceae	Dayflower or spiderwort family
Genus	Tradescantia	After John Tradescant (1608-1662), English gardener to King Charles I
Species	spathacea	Means “with a spathe,” referring to the large, colored bracts that enclose the flower cluster

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Rhoeo spathecea

Rhoeo discolor (L’Hér.) Hance ex Walp.

Rhoeo spathacea (Sw.) Stearn

Tradescantia bicolor L’Hér.

Tradescantia discolor L’Hér.

Tradescantia spathacea description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland
≈ 17 × 12" (44 × 29 cm)

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