Tradescantia pallida
Purple Heart, Purple Queen
Other regional names: Purpleheart
- Purpleheart
Also known as: Setcreasea jaumavensis Matuda +10 more
- Setcreasea jaumavensis Matuda
- Setcreasea lanceolata Faruqi, Mehra & Celarier
- Setcreasea pallida Rose
- Setcreasea purpurea Boom
- Setcreasea tampicana hort. ex F.J.Herm.
- Tradescantia jaumavensis Stand. ex Matuda
- Tradescantia pallida (Rose) T.E.Hunt
- Tradescantia pallida subsp. purpurea (Boom) D.R.Hunt
- Tradescantia pallida var. purpurea (Boom) D.R.Hunt
- Tradescantia purpurea Boom
- Tradescantia striata Mottet
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Commelinaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Tradescantia pallida (commonly known as Purple Heart or Purple Queen) is a shrub within the Commelinaceae family. It is found natively in North America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Mexico
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Canary Is., Chad, China Southeast, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, Guinea, Honduras, Italy, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Madeira, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.