Tradescantia pinetorum

Tradescantia pinetorum, the pinewoods spiderwort, is a species of Tradescantia and part of the family Commelinaceae.

Tradescantia pinetorum is found in open woods in the southwestern United States (Arizona + New Mexico) and northwestern Mexico (Chihuahua y Sonora).

Growth
Tradescantia pinetorum has strongly pubescent sheaths and purple petals that are 8 - 10 mm long. The genus Commelina has flower buds enclosed in a sheath called a spathe, while Tradescantia does not have a spathe. Tradescantia pinetorum has glandular pubescent sepals, while Tradescantia occidentalis has glabrous sepals.

Scientifically related plants
Scientifically related plants include Tradescantia pedicellata and Aneilema pinetorum.