Tradescantia crassifolia var. acaulis (M.Martens & Galeotti) C.B.Clarke

Common Name:
Family: Commelinaceae R. Br.

Country of Origin: Mexico
Habitat: Mineral del Chico in Hidalgo, Mexico, between 2000-3000m

Description: 10-15 cm rosettes, growing flat against the soil. Leaves very succulent, with a thin layer of photosynthetic tissue and thick layers of water storage parenchyma.

Culture: Summer growing, cannot withstand frost. May be deciduous to tuberous roots in cold weather.

USDA Zone: 10

Accession Data:

Accession # 200900111
Source: Robert Maijer
Provenance: Robert Maijer #127, Mineral del Chico in Hidalgo, Mexico, between 2000-3000m
Accession Date: 12-18-2009
Bench: 2115 - MED:Mattoral A
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 3 confirmed on 10-23-2024

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
SubClass: commelinids
Order: Commelinales
SubOrder:
Family: Commelinaceae
SubFamily: Commelinoideae
Tribe: Tradescantieae
SubTribe: Tradescantiinae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010

References (internal):

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Mexico Central / Mexico Northeast / Mexico Gulf

References (external):

The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 26 February 2015.
WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 26 February 2015.

data regenerated on Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:57:04 -0400 [bcm v4.0]