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Tradescantia umbraculifera

Plants

Family: Commelinaceae · Genus: Tradescantia

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Tradescantia umbraculifera is a species of perennial wildflower that is native to South Eastern South America, and naturalized in New Zealand. The scientific name umbraculifera means "carrying several umbrellas", which is a clear reference to its plentiful inflorescences per leaf axil that this species grows. It is native to Northeast Argentina, South Brazil, and Paraguay. The size of this plant species typically ranges between 30 and 80 centimeters with 1–4 double cincinni per leaf axis. Regarding their reproductive organs, the pistil of this species is longer than the stamens.

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