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Tradescantia spathacea
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tradescantia spathacea Sw.
Locality USA. Florida , Broward Co. : Easterlin Park; I-95 to Oakland Boulevard, E on Oakland Park Boulevard to Powerline Road, N on Powerline Road to NW 38th Street, W of NW 38th Street. 28° 33' 18" N 81° 37' 59" W
Reproductive State
Collector P. L. Howell 229
Collection Date 17 May 1999
Accession Number 230912
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Tradescantia spathacea
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tradescantia spathacea Sw. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1999
Determination History
Rhoeo spathacea (Sw.) Stearn
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : 12555 SW 46th Street, Miami. T54S, R28E, Sec. 24, SW¼ of NW¼. 25° 46' 27" N 80° 11' 37" W
Habitat Weeds around nursery.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector B. F. Hansen 10733
with R.P. Sauleda
Collection Date 21 Oct 1985
Accession Number 188367
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Tradescantia spathacea
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tradescantia spathacea Sw. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1999
Determination History
Rhoeo spathacea (Sw.) Stearn
Rhoeo spathacea (Sw.) Stearn - Determined By: Faden, Nov 1983
Rhoeo spathacea (Sw.) Stearn - Determined By: R. W. Sanders, 1985
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Sanibel Island. J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge; Indian Mounds Trail, NW end of Refuge property; ca. 2 mi. ESE of Wulfert (Blind Pass). T46S, R22E, Sec. 7, SW¼. 26° 26' 56" N 82° 1' 20" W
Habitat Low shaded areas in coastal hammock and shell mound.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector B. F. Hansen 4999
with A.N. Arcuri, D.R. Richardson
Collection Date 12 Jan 1979
Accession Number 137447
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Tradescantia spathacea
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tradescantia spathacea Sw. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1999
Determination History
Rhoeo spathacea (Sw.) Stearn
Locality USA. Florida , Broward Co. : 7320 Sheridan Street, 1.3 mi. W of the Florida Turnpike; ca. 4 mi. SE of Cooper City. T51S, R41E, Sec. 2. 27° 55' 46" N 82° 31' 18" W
Habitat Weeds and shrubs along roadside and canal bank.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector B. F. Hansen 10572
with R.P. Sauleda
Collection Date 19 Oct 1985
Accession Number 188306
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Tradescantia spathacea
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tradescantia spathacea Sw.
Locality USA. Florida , Sarasota Co. : Oscar Scherer State Park. S end of Burn Zone 14A, ca. 10 ft. from Yellow Trail. T38S, R18E, Sec. 12, SW¼ of NE¼ of NW¼.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector L. Crossfield
with D. Congdon
Collection Date 27 Jul 2007
Accession Number 248226
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Tradescantia spathacea
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tradescantia spathacea Sw.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : S side of 8th Avenue, E of 13th Street, W of 14th Street, Ybor City area, Tampa. 27° 56' 51" N 82° 27' 30" W
Description Many plants on N-facing masonry wall of old buildings and alleyway, with Pteris vittata.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. Dickman
Collection Date 19 Jul 2009
Accession Number 253398
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Tradescantia spathacea
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tradescantia spathacea Sw.
Locality USA. Florida , Monroe Co. : Big Pine Key; N side of US 1, 0.2 km W of Newfound Boulevard, 0.15 km E of Ship's Way. 24° 40' 12" N 81° 21' 60" W
Habitat Edge of mangrove and coastal hammock.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector A. R. Franck 2515
Collection Date 25 Nov 2010
Accession Number 256434
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Tradescantia spathacea
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tradescantia spathacea Sw. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1994
Determination History
Rhoeo spathacea (Sw.) Stearn
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : University of South Florida Botanical Gardens. S of greenhouses. 28° 0' 0" N 82° 0' 0" W
Reproductive State Fertile Flower
Collector D. M. Hart
Collection Date 18 Oct 1990
Accession Number 208034
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Tradescantia spathacea
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tradescantia spathacea Sw. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1994
Determination History
Rhoeo discolor (L'Her.) Hance
Locality USA. Florida , Collier Co. : Immokalee, Frontier Motel grounds. 26° 25' 10" N 81° 25' 13" W
Description Leaves green above; purple below; fleshy.
Habitat In landscaped plot.
Reproductive State
Collector O. K. Lakela 27614
Collection Date 26 Sep 1964
Accession Number 61318
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Tradescantia spathacea
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tradescantia spathacea Sw.
Locality USA. Florida , Volusia Co. : 610 Olive Street, South Daytona. 30° 30' 0" N 87° 15' 0" W
Description Erect herb to ca. 0.4 m tall.
Habitat Garden.
Reproductive State Flower Fertile
Collector J. M. Kunzer 891
Collection Date 24 Dec 2004
Accession Number 253378
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Tradescantia spathacea
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tradescantia spathacea Sw. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1999
Determination History
Rhoeo spathacea (Sw.) Stearn
Locality Puerto Rico. Vega Alta Mun. : Along highway 691, 1.6 mi. NW of junction with highway 695; ca. 2 mi. N of Vega Alta.
Habitat Forested limestone hills.
Reproductive State
Collector B. F. Hansen
with R. P. Sauleda, M. E. Ragan, & E. Antomarchi
Collection Date 24 Nov 1981
Accession Number 166500
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Tradescantia spathacea
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tradescantia spathacea Sw. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1999
Determination History
Rhoeo spathacea (Sw.) Stearn - Determined By: C. D. Adams, 1963
Locality Jamaica. Surrey Co. , St. Andrew Par. : On Dallas Mountain, along road from Mona around NE side of mountain to Bull Bay; roadside. 18° 17' 45" N 77° 8' 24" W
Description Fairly common; bracts purplish outside, greenish inside; sepals transparent; petals white to pinkish; anthers reddish; ovary whitish; inflorescences born on axil of leaves; leaves deep purple below, green above, succulent.
Habitat Limely banks.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 900 to ft
Collector M. R. Crosby
with H. A. Hespenheide & W. R. Anderson
Collection Date 18 Jun 1963
Accession Number 97153
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Tradescantia spathacea
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tradescantia spathacea Sw. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1999
Determination History
Rhoeo discolor (L'Hér) Hance ex Walp.
Rhoeo spathacea (Sw.) Stearn
Locality St. Vincent & the Grenadines. St. Vincent , St. George Par. : Kings Hill Forest Preserve.
Description Leaves green above, but deep purple beneath; calyx and petals strong reddish-purple; Munsel hue 10P4/10; purple leaves 7.5P3/9.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector G. R. Cooley
Collection Date 26 Jan 1962
Accession Number 53744
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Tradescantia spathacea
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tradescantia spathacea Sw. - Determined By: C. Lockhart,
Locality USA. Florida , Martin Co. : Hobe Sound 27° 2' 47" N 80° 6' 23" W
Description Frequent throughout hammock and along dissturbed edges; removed.
Habitat Tropical hardwood hammock.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector C. Lockhart
Collection Date 10 Jun 2014
Accession Number 299584
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Tradescantia spathacea
Family Name Commelinaceae
Currently Accepted Name Tradescantia spathacea Sw. - Determined By: C. Lockhart,
Locality USA. Florida , Martin Co. : Hobe Sound. 27° 2' 46" N 80° 6' 22" W
Description Occasional; removed.
Habitat Beach foredune, with Scaevola taccada, Wedelia, and seagrape [Coccoloba uvifera]; second year after initial exotics treatment.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector C. Lockhart
Collection Date 26 Mar 2018
Accession Number 299580
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