Commelinales: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	spiderwort order

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Tradescantia spathacea (or Rhoeo discolor), a type of spiderwort known variously as oyster plant, boatlily, Moses-in-the-cradle, and other names.

Tradescantia ohiensis, known variously as the bluejacket or Ohio spiderwort.

Common water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)

An irregular flower having three petals of unequal size (two large and one small), Commelina communis (Asiatic dayflower) also has six dimorphic stamens, of which three are long and fertile (one curves inward) and three are infertile and bear cross-shaped anthers.

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Commelinaceae Xyridaceae Hanguanaceae Philydraceae Haemodoraceae pickerelweed Pontederia Hanguana spiderwort water hyacinth Zingiberales Poales Arecales

Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap

Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous

trees deciduous and coniferous. trees grow on a bank of a forest in springtime in Alberta, British Columbia, Canada. logging, forestry, wood, lumber, wilderness

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