Status: Native
Synonyms:
By var., see Allred
Found on dry slopes, Tradescantia occidentalis has densely
glandular-pubescent pedicels and petals that are 10-16mm long. There is no spathe holding
the developing flowers as in the genus Commelina. The pedicels (stalks to the flowers) are
noticeably longer and the flower petals larger than those of T. pinetorum.
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Tradescantia occidentalis, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Apache Peak, Sept. 7, 2007
Tradescantia occidentalis, habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Knight Canyon, August 18, 2013
Tradescantia occidentalis, inflorescence , photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Knight Canyon, August 18, 2013
Tradescantia occidentalis, pedicels more than 10mm long, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Knight Canyon, August 18, 2013
Tradescantia occidentalis, lateral photo of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Knight Canyon, August 18, 2013
Tradescantia occidentalis, frontal photo of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Knight Canyon, August 18, 2013
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