PLANTS Profile for Tradescantia zebrina (inchplant)

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PLANTS Profile

Tradescantia zebrina hort. ex Bosse
inchplant

Symbol:

TRZE

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Commelinaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
PR		I
VI		I

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Photo of Tradescantia zebrina hort. ex Bosse

R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, FL, Miami-Dade Co., Miami, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Tradescantia zebrina hort. ex Bosse

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Synonyms:
Tradescantia zebrina hort. ex Bosse

	TRPE16	Tradescantia pendula (Schinz) D.R. Hunt
	ZEPE2	Zebrina pendula Schinz
	ZEPEQ	Zebrina pendula Schinz var. quadrifolia L.H. Bailey

Distribution:
Tradescantia zebrina hort. ex Bosse


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL, HI, KY, LA), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Tradescantia zebrina hort. ex Bosse

View 9 genera in Commelinaceae, 33 species in Tradescantia

Classification:
Tradescantia zebrina hort. ex Bosse

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Commelinales
Family	Commelinaceae – Spiderwort family
Genus	Tradescantia L. – spiderwort
Species	Tradescantia zebrina hort. ex Bosse – inchplant

Introduced Information:
Tradescantia zebrina hort. ex Bosse

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Tradescantia zebrina hort. ex Bosse

Zebrina pendula:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FACU

UPL

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Tradescantia zebrina hort. ex Bosse

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 505556.

Time Generated: 10/12/2008 05:41 AM MDT