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Tradescantia spathacea
Tradescantia spathacea Sw.
Rhoeo discolor (L’Hér.) Hance ex Walp.
Rhoeo spathacea (Sw.) Stearn
Tradescantia bicolor L’Hér.
Tradescantia discolor L’Hér.
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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Tradescantia spathacea description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, MD
≈ 17 × 12" (44 × 29 cm) 
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