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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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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
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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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Commelinales: References & Edit History

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  • W. John Kress
    Head of Botany, Department of Systematic Biology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.

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Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: NCBI Taxonomy Browser. Feb 19, 2019
Separate photos of T. spathacea, T. ohiensis added. Apr 20, 2010
Popular and taxonomic names of T. spathacea clarified. Apr 20, 2010
Article revised and updated. Jun 24, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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