Tradescantia roseolens
| Tradescantia roseolens | |
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| Photo by Shirley Denton (Copyrighted, use by photographer’s permission only), Nature Photography by Shirley Denton | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Commelinaceae |
| Genus: | Tradescantia |
| Species: | T. roseolens |
| Binomial name | |
| Tradescantia roseolens Small | |
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| Natural range of Tradescantia roseolens from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: longleaf spiderwort
Contents
Taxonomic notes
The specific epithet roseolens is derived from the fragrant tea-rose smell emitted from the flower[1].
Description
A description of Tradescantia roseolens is provided in The Flora of North America.
T. roseolens is similar to T. longifolia; however, T. roseolens can be differentiated by having smaller fragrant flowers and glandless stems[1].
Distribution
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. It is listed as imperiled in Georgia[2].
Ecology
Habitat
T. roseolens has been found in white sand rosemary balds with sand pine scrubs and oak scrubs in a mosaic of turkey oak barrens and flatwoods (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Ceratiola, Quercus inopina, Q. geminata and Q. chapmanii (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Tradescantia roseolens at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
Halictidae: Lasioglossum nymphalis, L. placidensis, L. puteulanum
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: November 2015. Collectors: Steven P. Christman, Robin B. Huck. States and Counties: Florida: Highlands. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
