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Tinantia pringlei

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Tinantia pringlei, sometimes known as the Mexican inchplant or spotted widow's tears,[2] is a perennial alpine plant in the dayflower family native to northeastern Mexico.[1] The species is grown as an ornamental plant in temperate areas for its attractive spotted purple foliage and lavender flowers. It is also a common weed of greenhouses. The plants reproduce primarily or exclusively through self-pollination.[3]

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Tinantia pringlei
Tinantia pringlei propagated from a collection from Sierra Chiquita Mountain in Mexico at 1150 meters in altitude
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Tinantia
Species:
T. pringlei
Binomial name
Tinantia pringlei
(S. Watson) Rohweder
Synonyms[1]
  • Tradescantia pringlei S.Watson
  • Commelinantia pringlei (S.Watson) Tharp
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