Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Philecology Herbarium (BRIT:BRIT)
BRIT55781
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Tradescantia occidentalis (Britton) Smyth
Commelinaceae
Rebecca K. Swadek
190
2010-04-28
28-Apr-10
United States, Texas, Tarrant, Fort Worth. Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge. Walnut Ridge/Hillslope northeast of the Hardwicke Interpretive Center on Caprock/Limestone Ridge Trail. Research site: Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge
32.8477 -97.4779
On eroding hillslope just beneath Walnut Limestone mesatop near the Walnut-Paluxy contact. Soil predominantly sand with limestone influence. Quercus stellata and Quercus buckleyi woods Soil: Paluxy Formation/Walnut Formation. Sand with Eroding calcareous gravelly clay loam top soil
Leaves more narrow than sheaths. Sepals glandular pubescence. Bracts glabrous but have marginal teeth.