Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Tradescantia occidentalis (Britton) Smyth
(Rocky Mountain Spiderwort)

Family: Commelinaceae

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.
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Tradescantia occidentalis, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Apache Peak, Sept. 7, 2007

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